Author: John Lawless

Long time readers may recall a story from several years back about a British professor doing research for a book on the subject of bluegrass and religion. The author, Pete Ward, was requesting that people consider filling out a survey

As we count down to the time when we'll have no more music from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, they present us with a new single, appropriate for the Thanksgiving holiday that's fast approaching. It's Lord I'm Thankful, written by

Ben Clark, known far and wide online as Banjo Ben, has shared some information about his most recent Cabin Camp, complete with photos. These weekend banjo camps are held in a variety of spots each year, and pickers come from

Earlier today, The Grammys announced the nominees for their many, many awards for recorded music. But here, we really only care about the bluegrass and bluegrass adjacent nominations. And so, to the all-important Best Bluegrass Album category. The nominees are: Carter &

SiriusXM satellite radio's Bluegrass Junction channel has announced the addition of a new weekly program. Pick Like A Girl, hosted by Grammy-winning banjoist, producer, and label head Alison Brown, will air three times each week, offering an hour of music and

These days, when we write about Jerry Salley, it's usually in connection with his work as Creative Director and A&R Director with Billy Blue Records. Or about his efforts producing many of the projects on the label, or writing songs

Every year around this time we are inundated with Christmas music here at Bluegrass Today. We won't be sharing any of it for a few more weeks, but be assured, it's coming. It seems that bluegrass folks really love Christmas

D'Addario has introduced a new product that could prove useful and valuable to acoustic and bluegrass performers, especially those who work on stage without a sound engineer. Their IR Mic Mute is a noise gate/muting attachment that mounts easily between any

Virginia fiddler, singer, and songwriter Mike Mitchell has a new single with Mountain Fever Records, another he has written called Hinge on the Gate, with Beth Lee. Like most of his songs, this one conveys a simple life, down-home, small-town charm

Randall Franks with Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame Directors LaDonna Ray and Shirley Maule On October 25, Randall Franks was inducted into the Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Seaplane Opry House in Moultrie,