• Chronology, Volume 2 – Lonesome River Band

    Currently in their thirtieth performing year, the Lonesome River Band has maintained their own sound even while having endured many member changes. With the release of their second of three Chronology albums, which feature both new material and re-recorded standards

  • Sunday at Pickin’ In The Panhandle

    Here is our last batch of photos from Pickin' In The Panhandle on Sunday. It was a simply gorgeous day in the mountains, and we all enjoyed some fabulous music and camaraderie. We still have a number of video interviews we

  • Pickin’ In The Panhandle this weekend

    Bluegrass Today will have a team at this weekend's Pickin' In The Panhandle festival in West Virginia. We will have reports from the festival, with photos and video updates, starting Friday afternoon. The fest offers two stages of music (three on Saturday),

  • Randy Jones on Blue Ridge Backroads

    Randy Jones, trusty mandolinist and tenor vocalist with Lonesome River Band, will guest Saturday night on Blue Ridge Backroads, hosted by Judith Burnette on WBRF, Blue Ridge Country 98.1. They will play through songs on his new solo project, When Old

  • Hot Pickin’ at Red White & Bluegrass

    The photos accompanying this review of the first day at Red, White & Bluegrass were taken by Laura Tate Ridge. To say thousands braved day one of Red White & Bluegrass in Morganton, North Carolina is an understatement. While temperatures reached 105

  • Sammy Shelor interview at ROMP

    Terry Herd took refuge yesterday afternoon in the Lonesome River Band bus during the afternoon heat at ROMP, and captured this interview with Sammy Shelor. Big Sam talked about the second volume of LRB's Anthology album, due July 2, which features

  • Bluegrass Today at ROMP

    Bluegrass Today will have a crew at ROMP this weekend in Owensboro, KY. They will be conducting interviews, taking pictures, shooting video and generally prowling about the grounds. If you're doing something there you shouldn't oughta, be careful - it might