Author: John Lawless

Chris Jones has announced that Nelson Williams, until recently bassist with Jake Blount, will take up that position next week with The Night Drivers. Marshall Wilborn, who has been playing bass with the band this past few years, recently told Jones

Rebel Records has produced a music video for their current hit gospel song with High Fidelity, The Mighty Name of Jesus. The song, written by Hi-Fi fiddler Corrina Rose Logston Stephens, is a joyous celebration of faith, which came to her

Deering has introduced a new set of banjos in its Goodtime series, meant as a tribute to the Art Deco period of the 1920s in the United States. Hardwood neck inlays and bronze powder coated metal parts convey the design

The Grand Master Fiddler Championship has announced that their 52nd annual competition will be held this year at Belmont University's McAfee Concert Hall in Nashville, TN, September 2-3. This long-running contest is considered as the mac daddy of fiddle competitions, and

Sequoia Rose is a young bluegrass artist living in Humboldt County, CA. Primarily known as a mandolinist, they have multiple first place finishes back east in instrumental competitions. Growing up in Pennsylvania as David Watson, Sequoia performed regularly with 64 to

The Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University has announced that Tim Stafford will serve as their Artist in Residence for the 2023-24 academic year. This recurring one-year position was created to give students in

CMH Records, who had recorded a great deal of classic bluegrass music in their day, have recently released a pair of remastered classics that should be of interest to any serious bluegrass lover. First up is the digital reissue of The

Roughly ten years ago The Roys were a popular bluegrass touring and recording act, consisting of the brother-and-sister duo of Lee and Elaine Roy. Their draw was contemporary original material, with an acoustic country bent, along with strong sibling harmony.

Nick Chandler & Delivered have announced their newest bandmate, Spencer Atkinson, on guitar. Spencer is a bluegrass multi-instrumentalist, 21 years of age from Richmond, VA, and this is his first touring gig. He has previously worked with Rappahannock Crossing, and filled

The Kody Norris Show on the Grand Ole Opry (8/9/23) - Photo by Jeremy Westby for 2911 Media The Kody Norris Show is finishing up a big week, having followed up their first Ryman Auditorium appearance two weeks ago with their