Author: John Lawless

Graham Sharp, banjo player with Steep Canyon Rangers, asked us to share these words of gratitude on behalf of the band regarding their selection, along with Steve Martin, as the 2011 IBMA Entertainer of the Year. "Standing on stage at the

Tonight's the night! The 2011 International Bluegrass Music Awards will be announced starting at 7:30 p.m. Nashville time (CDT). We'll be updating with the winners as they are announced by way of our Awards Show feed, located just to the right

I had a chance last week to speak with Punch Brothers banjo maestro Noam Pikelny about his new solo project, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, due from Compass October 25. He was very frank in discussing the album,

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are teaming up with singing country sweethearts Joey + Rory for a just-announced, 2012 package show billing as the Boots & Bibs Tour. The name comes from Doyle's signature fancy-pants boots, and Rory's trademark bibovers. Joey + Rory features

The switchover from The Bluegrass Blog to Bluegrass Today has forced us to create a new home on Facebook for the new site. And with the newest iteration of Facebook's interface, previous hacks to invite all your friends and lickers in

With just one day lacking before the release of their American Story CD on Compass, Bearfoot has dropped the 7th video in their 8 Days of Bearfoot promotion. This time we are treated to Billy, a live a cappella number in which

Well, we made it. The Bluegrass Today team is in Nashville, all set up and ready for our first full day at the 2011 World of Bluegrass convention. We invite everyone in attendance to swing by our booth and say howdy

Del McCoury really wants you to check out his new album, Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe, which as the title suggests, is a tribute to Big Mon. The entire project is available for audio streaming from his web site.

Number six... number six... number six.. Here's the #6 video in the Eight Days of Bearfoot promotion, the one where Todd talks about how they came up with the title track of their upcoming Compass CD, American Story. Look for the album

Throughout this week, when the eyes, ears and assorted other vital organs of the bluegrass community are focused on World of Bluegrass in Nashville, we will be highlighting many of the new features of Bluegrass Today. This morning, we'll have