Author: John Lawless

Crooked Still has only a few more dates before they conclude their 10 year anniversary tour, and then go on another hiatus. If their schedule doesn't bring them to your town, you can watch their show tonight (11/10) from Freight &

Or should I say, the littlest Triplett. Kyle and Melissa Triplett (nee Bankester), the banjo and bass player respectively for The Bankesters, are celebrating yesterday's birth of their second child. Joel Edward Triplett was born at 1:39 a.m. (CST) on Wednesday (11/9).

Tony Rice has been diagnosed with pneumonia, and has had to cancel all tour dates for the indefinite future. He had been enduring a chronic upper respiratory illness for some time, which had been presumed to be bronchitis. Now that the pneumonia

Take Me Back is the name of the upcoming project from Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, expected in January 2012 on Karl's KSBC Music label. This will be his first new release since 2003, and serves to introduce a number of

Erin and Aaron Youngberg, two fifths of Finnders and Youngberg, are celebrating the birth of a new bluegrass baby. Ramona Lynn Youngberg was born in Fort Collins, CO on Friday October 28th at 2:56 p.m. (MDT). She weighed in at 8

Kathy Chiavola has posted a number of candid photos from this past Saturday's Bill Monroe tribute broadcast on A Prairie Home Companion. The show featured a number of stellar bluegrass artists, most of them former Blue Grass Boys. Kathy was on

The Farewell Drifters have posted a new video blog, wherein the guys successfully negotiate the drive through at Cookout, jam out on stage, and utilize a B-bender Telecaster. Zach Bevill is also captured in a pensive moment with his guitar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB6A4lYNhUw

This coming Friday (11/11), Lonesome River Band will not only be the musical guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, Sammy Shelor will appear as a guest with Steve Martin for official recognition of Sammy as the winner of

I've been waiting for this. Ever since distaff grassers Della Mae started making waves in Boston a couple years back, I have been looking out for a video of them performing the Pete Goble/Bobby Osborne, classic Big Spike Hammer, the song

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that Dan Hays, their Executive Director for 21 years, is resigning his position effective February 29, 2012. Hays has served since 1990 when the organization was based in Owensboro, KY and was instrumental in