Author: John Lawless

Kentucky's Hammertowne is set to appear next year in an episode of RV There Yet? on the Discovery channel. The band filmed with the program on October 21 when they performed at Greenbo State Park for an episode celebrating the 100th

Veteran acoustic guitar builder Mike Franks, of M.J. Franks Guitars, and his former apprentice, Tobin McGlassion of McGlassion Guitars, have joined forces to launch Cirrus Guitars, dedicated to building professional grade steel string guitars at a more affordable price point. They

The midwestern bluegrass community has been stunned and deeply saddened by the tragic death of talented young banjo player Mason Ruble, who died on October 21 in a tragic automobile accident. Mason was 20 years of age, and passed just

Pinecastle Records has a new single for The Goodwin Brothers, another sample of the harmony-fueled, countrified bluegrass from their debut project with the label, If You Hadn't Noticed. The native Kentuckians, two actual brothers and a childhood friend, are in a

The fall Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival, coming up in just a few weeks in Wilmington, OH, has announced a pair of additional concerts on top of their big stage show at festival headquarters, The Roberts Convention Centre downtown. A pair of

Pinecastle Records has released a new single from perennial songstress Dale Ann Bradley, one of the most consistently excellent artists bluegrass has ever produced. It's her duet with Dave Adkins on the Tom Petty classic, Stop Draggin' My Heart Around. This

If you turn your mind back about ten years, you may recall the emergence of a powerhouse singer and entertainer, EmiSunshine, who exploded onto the acoustic music scene at nine years old. A precocious performer with an onstage personality twice

The Kody Norris Show has released a live, acoustic video performance of their current single, Fiddler's Rock. Recorded at Radio Bristol in Bristol, Virginia at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the video features the band au naturel, just as it

County Sales, the long running recorded music retail outlet in Floyd, VA, has arranged with Rebel Records to reissue the classic 1972 album, Kenny Baker Country, on high resolution vinyl LP. Originally released on County Records, the album has been carefully

Songs From The Road Band, which started out as a side project for a group of jamgrass artists, is about to release their seventh album together. That's quite a track record for a side project! They have a new single available