Author: John Lawless

With the recent departure of banjo picker Landon Fitzpatrick from Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Ralph has brought Alex Leach back into the band, who had spent several good years with him previously. Landon is moving back to

CMH Records has made a digital version of another of their classic bluegrass recordings available online, this time an LP from almost 50 years ago from Benny Martin, one of the largest personalities in bluegrass and country music. It's his Turkey

Bayla Davis, the 16 year old banjo player with North Carolina's Newfound Gap, has been awarded a 2023-'24 Learning and Media Lab Fellowship by From The Top, an association dedicated to fostering and promoting talented young musical artists. From The

Wisconsin's Armchair Boogie brings another taste of their independent newgrass sound to the fore with today's release of a new single, Livin'. It's a track from their upcoming album, Hard Times & Deadlines, due next month. The song comes from banjo

Banjo man Charles Butler, who grew up in New England but now resides in Nashville, has a new single out this week, a banjo instrumental inspired by his favorite coffee blend, Dark Roast. Currently, Charles works as a member of Rebecca

Nashville banjoist, vocalist, and songwriter Brenna MacMillan is working on her debut solo project, her first separate from her brother and bandmate, Theo MacMillan. For several years they have performed together as Theo & Brenna, and are these days focusing

The Mandolin Store in Lebanon, OH, among the most celebrated and dedicated retailers of mandolin family instruments in the world, is hosting a special raffle this month with proceeds to benefit noted bluegrass fiddler and songwriter Glen Duncan, who is

What's better for St. Valentine's Day than a good, old-fashioned love song? Jana Mougin is happy to oblige with a new music video for her current single, a bluegrass version of a Steve Wariner song from more than 30 years ago. If

New Valley String Band has released another music video of their Swedish take on old time music. Fiddler Adam Bülow, guitarist Michael Nyberg, and banjo player Lukas Lindberg met while studying music together in high school, and New Valley String Band

Smoke Justis, a popular BBQ and bourbon restaurant in Covington, KY, will be the site for the debut Bonded Spirit Bluegrass Festival on March 2. This is a musical upgrade to an event held there the past two years in