Author: John Lawless

One of the biggest stories in Maine these days is the arrest and trial of Christopher Knight, known more generically as the North Pond Hermit. Police in Rome captured him earlier this month breaking in to a camp for the disabled.

Cumberland River has announced some changes in their lineup. Founding member and bass player Joey Jones is leaving the group to dedicate his time to Rock House Entertainment, the booking agency he formed earlier this year. As you might imagine, leaving the guys

This weekend, family, friends and fans of Rooster Ruley, a popular banjo picker in central Virginia who passed away on February 13, will gather to remember the man and his music at the Washington & Lee Pavilion in Lexington. It will

The Infamous Stringdusters have released a new music video for Rockets, the 'sort of' title track for their most recent album, Silver Sky. It's a wonderfully upbeat song, and a clever video, conceived and edited by Billy Hume, who serves as

We had posted previously about Mountain Heart fiddler and Nashville producer/session player Jim VanCleve, and his recent battle with dengue hemorrhagic fever. Friends and colleagues in Music City have set up a fund to assist Jim and his family with

MerleFest has announced the finalists in their annual Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, which will occur later this month during the mega-fest in Wilkesboro, NC. A number of familiar bluegrass names pop up in the list. Lorraine Jordan of Carolina Road will compete

Tom Feller and Chris Hill have announced the members of their touring band, Feller & Hill and the Bluegrass Buckaroos. The band name comes from the special fondness they have for the music of Buck Owens, a style that is

What have you done for me lately? There may be no more cynically accurate expression that describes the music business. All of the entertainment business, actually. Industry, media and fans all respond to 'what's new,' without necessarily meaning to ignore the rest.

Compass Records has announced the signing of bluegrass group The Bankesters to their roster of artists. The label will re-release the band's current album, Looking Forward, to their distribution network on May 28, with a new band project to follow this Fall. The

Rhonda Vincent, the reigning Queen of Bluegrass, celebrated the marriage of her youngest daughter Tensel this past Sunday to Brent Burke, who plays reso-guitar in Vincent's band. For those formally-minded: Tensel Lea Sandker and Brent Matthew Burke were married April 14, 2013