Author: John Lawless

Last night the International Folk Music Awards were given out to kick off the 36th annual conference of Folk Alliance in Kansas City, MO. Two top bluegrass artists, Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings were picked for these honors. Molly won for Album

Veteran bluegrass singers and instrumentalists Shawn Lane and Richard Bennett have released a new single, the third for what will be their second duo album for Bonfire Music Group. The two also perform together when their schedules coincide, Lane's with Blue

Roni Stoneman, banjo player with The Stonemans, who played the iconic Hee-Haw character, Ida Lee Nagger, died yesterday evening at 85 years of age. Long before she played that comic stereotype on television in the 1970s, Roni was an established artist

The Edgar Loudermilk Band has asked us to premiere their latest music video, a new gospel song written by Edgar with his mandolinist, Zack Autry, called The Banks of the River. It will be the title cut of their next

Mountain Fever Records has released a second single from their next album with Amanda Cook, recorded with her touring band. A Florida native, Amanda now lives in southwestern Virginia where she serves as the manager of Mountain Fever, as well as

Ed Leonard, Bob Minner, and Jerry Salley at Billy Blue Records Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Bob Minner has been announced as the newest signee with Billy Blue Records. Minner, who is a first rate picker on banjo, guitar, mandolin, and fiddle, served as

Bluegrass Ridge, the half hour television program that broadcasts bluegrass music videos into the homes of millions every week, has added a new feature for viewers who want to hear the songs from the show after it is over. Hosted by

A new song from Sideline? I thought they broke up last year! Well... they did stop touring, but the band does still play the odd show. And as Mountain Home Music was still interested in their sound, the label had them

Fresh off her recent signing with ATS Records, Olivia Jo has a brand new single, her version of Harley Allen's High Sierras, sung with Rhonda Vincent. The young southwest Virginia native grew up on bluegrass music, thanks to her dad's love

Photos of Elmer Burchett © Ted Lehmann Noted Kentucky banjo player and lifelong bluegrass sideman Elmer Burchett has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Bluegrass lovers know his work from touring and recording with Ronnie Bowman, Dale Ann Bradley, Don Rigsby, Gary Brewer,