Author: John Lawless

Family members have set up a GoFundMe page to raise money and assist a member of our bluegrass family, Britt Sheffield, bass player with Breaking Grass, and his wife Celeste. The couple have two small children at home, and Celeste

Dan Tyminski also has a new single today, a wide open live rendering of his Whiskey Drinking Man, recorded with his virtuoso band on stage at the Ryman Auditorium. It's the first release from Dan's next album, titled, appropriately enough,

For several years now, bluegrass lovers have watched country artist Mo Pitney's casual forays into grass and thought, "I sure would love to hear him dedicated to that kind of sound." The winsome, talented vocalist grew up in bluegrass, playing in

Alabama's Iron Horse has released a music video for their new single, a grassed up take on Break On Through (To The Other Side), from the latest Pickin' On project from CMH Records, Pickin' On The Doors. The original had been

Darren Nicholson has had quite a run of popular songs since taking his leave from Balsam Range two years ago. The mandolinist and singer has also showed his range as a songwriter, often paired with his friend Charles Humphrey III

Dreamland Entertainment Group in Nashville has signed 12-year-old bluegrass singer/songwriter Adalyn Ramey for career management. The pint-sized artist from Paintsville, KY is known as "The Young Appalachian Storyteller," based on her mostly biographical songs about her hearth and home. Playing mandolin

It's impossibly cute... Real life bluegrass husband-and-wife, Jana and Stephen Mougin, who together operate the Dark Shadow Recording studio and label, and who met as bluegrass performers some years ago, have released a spousal duet version of Tim O'Brien's Like

This morning the International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the nominees for their 35th annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. The list of nominees was released at a press conference held in the Nashville studios of SiriusXM. Awards are given each year

Mountain Fever Records has a new single for mandolinist and vocalist Thomas Cassell, another from his next album with the label. Hands is one that comes from a veteran songwriting team of Guy Clark, Joe Henry, and Verlon Thompson. As you

Everyone enjoys hearing new music, and discovering unknown artists - unknown to us, at least. Sometimes their stories are as interesting as their music, and such is certainly the case with mandolinist and vocalist Alan Epstein. Alan is a life long