Author: John Lawless

For the latest single from their Jim & Jesse tribute project, Bluegrass Express has released one of the McReynolds brothers most popular songs, I Wish You Knew. The initial Jim & Jesse track was included on their Bluegrass Special album in

Great news for reso-guitar lovers! The master, Jerry Douglas, has released a new single and music video from The Set, his first album in seven years, due September 20. To introduce this project Jerry has chosen an instrumental cover of the George

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the nominees for their 2024 Industry and Momentum Awards. Both these nominees and the ultimate winners are named by select committees of IBMA members chosen for this purpose, in a multi-stage process of voting. The

Banjo Blast... no, it's not the latest flavor from Mountain Dew. It's the new single from the banjo man in black, Todd Taylor. Known initially for his treatments of banjo in the rock 'n' roll world, this latest finds Todd combining

The 244 acre property owned by Bill Monroe for more than 40 years in Goodlettsville, TN is listed for sale, including the home he lived in until his passing in 1996. Unless a private sale can be arranged, the property

Engelhardt Music Group has a new single on offer from Compton & Newberry, the first from Home In My Heart, their next full length project with the label. The duo consists of veteran bluegrass and old time artists Mike Compton on

Mountain Fever Records has a new single for Summer Brooke, i.e., Summer McMahan of Mountain Faith and Summer & Bray, a lovely song written with and about her brother, Brayden. Titled Best Friends, Summer sings, with Brayden adding harmony, about the

Lifelong musician and educator Happy Traum died on July 17 in Manhattan, NY, following surgery and rehab for pancreatic cancer. He was 86 years of age. Born Harry Peter Traum on May 9, 1938, in New York City, Happy, as he

Pennsylvania's Gary Ferguson and Ireland's Colin Henry pursued individual careers prior to meeting during one of Ferguson's solo tours of the Emerald Isle. Nevertheless, they connected immediately and began collaborating by sharing files over the internet long distance.  The aptly titled Distant

Rhonda Vincent, the reigning Queen of Bluegrass, is continuing her trend of releasing grassed up covers in 2024 with her latest single, her version of the Bob Dylan/Old Crow/Darius Rucker hit, Wagon Wheel. It will be included on her next