Larry Stephenson

Everybody loves a wedding, and what could be better than a bluegrass wedding on the beach? That is just what Danny Stewart and Ashley Wiese had last week when they tied the knot in Florida after spending a week at sea on

Billboard has released their year-end list of the top albums in bluegrass music. As always for the magazine's charts, these are strictly based on sales as measured by SoundScan, and dependent on both Billboard and SoundScan's definition of "bluegrass." Here is their 2012 list: 15. Bright Morning

As a Bluegrass Today correspondent, I get to listen to a lot of music during the year. Some on CDs, some live. Some traditional bluegrass, some most definitely not. Some of it terrific, some of it, well, not so much. But

Ever hopeful in a recession, many businesses are gearing up for sales up to Christmas and beyond. Among the delights becoming available is the 2013 Bluegrass Calendar published by Bluegrass Productions of Virginia. The 2013 edition, the 22nd in all, focuses

Bluegrass music has a trend of sidemen deciding to take a shot at the job of band leader for themselves. One of the latest to step into the limelight is Kevin Richardson, former member of Lou Reid and Carolina and

Pinecastle has released a new compilation project, Twenty Songs Of The South, which combines a score of previously-released tracks with a southern theme. It includes memorable numbers from The Osborne Brothers, The Country Gentlemen, Continental Divide, Josh Williams, Kristin Scott benson,

What Kind Of Love has been released as the debut single from the upcoming project by Kevin Richardson & Cutting Edge, due August 7 on Mountain Fever. Richardson came to the attention of the wider bluegrass world as guitarist and harmony

Among the many wonderful music festivals in West Virginia, one of the longest-running and most successful is Music In The Mountains, the Summersville bluegrass festival. Started in 1980, the 33rd annual festival recently took place and Valerie and I had

No beating around the bush. Larry Stephenson’s latest CD is the most surprising and one of the very best projects I’ve heard so far this year. When Larry’s name is on the label, you know just what to expect for your

Colby Laney has been announced as the new guitarist with the Larry Stephenson Band. He will start this weekend. Previously, Laney had performed with Volume Five. Larry is delighted with his newest addition, and remarks on the differences between the younger and