Author: John Lawless

Bluegrass singer Amanda Cook has so much new music, she's releasing it in pairs! Mountain Fever Records has not one, but two new singles in August for this Florida-born vocalist, now a transplanted Virginian. The label thought so much of Cook

Billy Blue Music has announced the promotion of Joe Dan Cornett to Director of Publishing for the company. He had previously served as head of Billy Blue Publishing. For the past two years he has been involved with the Daywind Music

Pinecastle Records has a new single this week for former child star Billy Gilman, who has returned to the bluegrass music he grew up hearing through his grandparents in Rhode Island. Only nine years old when Ray Benson of Asleep at

Sage Palser, a young bluegrass artist from Buffalo, WY, has been making big strides in the music since her powerful duet with Danny Paisley, What Crosses Your Mind, released early last year. Pairing this talented singer at the beginning of

The Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration, held each year on the site of Bill Monroe's homeplace in Rosine, Kentucky, is adding a new feature to highlight young performers this year. On Saturday, September 14 - the third day of the 2024 festival

For her latest single, a bluegrass arrangement of Madonna's 1984 hit, Borderline, Nashville flatpicker and vocalist Rebecca Frazier brought in grassed-up rock cover specialists Love Canon to serve as her studio band. The song will appear on Frazier's upcoming Compass

Since the International Bluegrass Music Association's announcement last month that their signature events would be moving to Chattanooga, TN for 2025-27, we have been in discussions with the folks at Chattanooga Tourism to learn a bit more about the city,

We caught up with Rhonda Vincent this week to learn a bit more about her latest album, Destinations and Fun Places, which is available today (August 9), and one of the tracks from the project, a grassed-up version of Dolly

Bluegrass singer/songwriter Marty Falle is nothing if not prolific. Since entering the bluegrass world he has released a steady stream of new original songs, which have found a comfortable home on bluegrass radio. With a new album just available, Appalachia

Nashville singer and songwriter Jerry Salley is set to be inducted tomorrow into the Ohio Country Music Hall of Fame. With a 40 year career that's seen almost 600 of his songs recorded by other artists in bluegrass, country, and gospel