Author: John Lawless

With their fourth studio album on the way early next year, The Dead South have a new song to share, with a taste of their unorthodox approach to bluegrass music. Based around the dark and slightly sinister vocal stylings of guitarist

Mountain Song Productions and Brevard Music Center, who produce the annual Blue Ridge Banjo Camp with Béla Fleck, and the Blue Ridge Guitar Camp with Bryan Sutton, have announced a third offering for next year with the debut of the

Chris Jones & The Night Drivers play the Grand Ole Opry (11/21/23) - photo © Megan Lynch Chowning Just before Thanksgiving, Chris Jones & The Night Drivers had another chance to play the Grand Ole Opry. They were invited on November

Good news for fans of the Stanley sound in southwestern Virginia and Georgia! Nathan Stanley, along with Ralph Stanley II, and former Nashville Star winner, Buddy Jewel, will be appearing in a series of holiday concerts billed as A Stanley Country

Nashville singer/songwriter Milan Miller has a new single on offer today, one he wrote with frequent partner Beth Husband, called The Hour of the Owl. It's a creepy sort of number, filled with images of loneliness and desolation, but played out

The Blue Ridge Center for Music and the Creative Arts will be offering Bluegrass Master Classes in Excellence at the Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges in Syria, VA. These classes are for junior high and high school students in central

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway at Orange Blossom Revue (12/1/23) - photo © Andy Vinson Thanks to the folks at Florida's Orange Blossom Revue festival for sharing these images of Molly Tuttle performing at Lake Wailes Park on Friday night. She

Balsam Range has just released their tenth album with Mountain Home Music, Kinetic Tone, and with it, a new single called Evergreen. This one comes from the writing team of Michael Hearne, Susan Gibson, and Monica Smart, and is sung by

Austin Scelzo, fiddler with Rock Hearts and On The Trail, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2023 Connecticut Art Hero award. Since 2016, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development has selected award winners from all across the

Andy Thorn, banjo player with Leftover Salmon, is also getting into the Christmas music this year with a new album of seasonal tunes called High Country Holiday. Taking advantage of his recent social media attention attracting foxes with his banjo