Author: John Lawless

Old time super picker Ken Perlman has released his latest book for banjo players with Mel Bay Publications. Cape Breton & Prince Edward Island Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo is now available, and its title perfectly describes what is offered in

It's been quite some time since we've had new music from Laurie Lewis. That has been remedied over the weekend, but we have learned that the talented and long established west coast artist has been facing some intense struggles in

New music from Lonesome River Band is always an occasion to perk up your ears. That's been true for 42 years now, and today's release of Hang Around for the Heartbreak does nothing to change the calculation. Sung by the enduring

Longtime fans of the Old Settler's Music Festival, held for more than three decades in Dale, TX, are aware of the announcement made last year that property costs and ongoing pandemic issues were forcing them to shut down. But this month

Colorado bluegrass singer, songwriter, and illustrator Kyle O'Brien has just released a charming music video for his new song, Bear In The Trash, based on a true story of how the banjo saved his mountain home from a late night

Bluegrass mega star, fiery flatpicker Billy Strings, is making news in his home state of Michigan, but not for the sold out shows he puts on all over the country. According to Crain's Grand Rapids Business, Billy has provided financial backing

Mountain Home Music has a new single on offer from Darren Nicholson, a good old fashioned moonshinin' song from his upcoming second project with the label since taking his leave from Balsam Range. Darren says that this one, Ain't No Sin,

Hard working bluegrass gospel group Chosen Road has announced a change in personnel. Josh Hicks, their banjo player for the past three years, is leaving the band to travel with his wife to South Korea to serve as missionaries. Guitarist and band

Independent bluegrass artist Lydia Hamby, from east Tennessee, has also released a single this month, one she wrote and sings called The Cards You've Been Dealt. She is a recent graduate of the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Roots Music program

Ed Leonard, Bob Minner, Joe Dan Cornett, and Jerry Salley at Billy Blue Publishing Just a month after Bob Minner, a noted bluegrass guitarist and songwriter, had inked a recording deal with Billy Blue Records, the company's publishing arm, Billy Blue