Author: John Lawless

Noam Pikelny's new banjo album, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, drops tomorrow (10/25), and we will run an interview with Noam at that time. But it turns out there's more to this project than meets the eye. Thanks to

WAMU's Bluegrass Country has a new head honcho. Chris Tesky has moved to DC from Connecticut to take the job as Senior Music Producer at the 24/7 bluegrass channel, broadcasting on HD Radio in the DC market, and via internet streaming

It's babies, babies, babies this morning on Bluegrass Today! We just heard from Rick Briggs, banjo player with Bill Yates' Country Gentlemen Tribute Band, with news of another new arrival. "Eric Troutman (our bass man) and his 'much' better half Kristal received

We got a few more details - and some photos - from Adam Steffey, who is in a bit of a fog following the birth of his twin sons yesterday. He tells us that Andrew Page and Riley Carter Steffey were born

Swiss-born North Carolina banjo wizard Jens Kruger spent two days earlier this week at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, sharing his wisdom with the banjo students there. His visit was sponsored by the Berklee American Roots Music Program,

Adam and Tina Steffey's twins were born earlier today. The boys and Tina are doing well - don't know about Adam. We'll post photos as soon as we get them. Congrats to the rapidly expanding Steffey clan!

Town Mountain recorded a trio of live, in-studio videos during the Knoxville Rhythm N Blooms festival this past Spring. These videos, showcasing songs from their Steady Operator CD, are now available in HD at Live and Breathing. Here's a look at one of

Bluegrass songstress Heather Berry has embarked on an ambitious project: to record and upload a song each day on video for an entire year. She is now up to day 9, all of which showcase her lovely singing voice, strong rhythm

Bristol Virginia's Mountain Music Museum unveiled a permanent Larry Sparks exhibit this past Saturday (10/15). Larry was in attendance, where he spoke briefly and performed with the ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band. The Museum is a project of the Appalachian Cultural Music Association,

NewTown, formerly Kati Penn & Newtown, have released a first single to radio from their upcoming, self-titled album. The new record won't ship until December 1, but bluegrass radio can now download the single, Water Under The Bridge, from Airplay