Author: John Lawless

We posted on Monday that Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver had brought Dustin Pyrtle on board to sing and play guitar. Yesterday Judith Burnette, who hosts the Blue Ridge Backroads show on WBRF radio, sent along these photos of Dustin's first

Kentucky-based Newtown has just signed with Crossroads Music's Pisgah Ridge Records. The band, formerly billed as Kati Penn & Newtown, features Kati Penn-Williams on fiddle, along with her husband Jr. Williams on banjo, Terry Poirier on bass, C.J. Cain on

Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers are proud to announce the single release of Some Kind Of War from their highly successful project They're Playing My Song on Rebel Records. Written just over a year ago by Country Music Hall Of

Mark Meatto's brilliant documentary, How To Grow A Band, will soon be finding its way to your favorite digital device and, hopefully, your DVD and BluRay player. The film follows the Punch Brothers' initial 2008 tour in support of Chris Thile's The Blind

Becky Buller has been a busy bee most of her professional life, playing, singing and writing songs with a variety of groups. For 10 years she performed with Valerie Smith, and has also been featured on recording as a Daughter of

This is the second installment in our series on Raleigh, NC as the site for the IBMA's World of Bluegrass events for 2013-15. When the International Bluegrass Music Association announced in 2011 that it would be required to find a new

The debut music video from Brothers of the Highway, next month's CD release from Dailey & Vincent, is now available online. It's for Steel Drivin' Man, written and sung by Jamie Dailey. In addition to the regular D&V crew, Seth Taylor

Swedish grassers G2 have announced that they are now represented by MTA Production in Stockholm. The company has grown since its founding in 2000 into a full-service agency handling booking, management, tour logistics and publicity, and product marketing. They will handle touring

Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line have released a first music video from their new album, Carnival. It's for the title cut, written by Ms. Struthers, featuring her and her merry band: Aaron Lewis on fiddle, Joe Overton on banjo,

Attendees at the 2012 World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville may recall seeing a showcase set from Covered Grass, a highly entertaining band from the western part of Germany who have been working together since 2006. The group is based on