Author: John Lawless

By The Brook is the second single from Steve Bruce, the banjo pickin' preacher man from Tennessee whose recent album, What I Know Now, was recently reviewed at Bluegrass Today. Steve is pastor at Faith Way Assembly Of God in LaFollette,

Tim Graves is a pretty happy guy these days. The current edition of the Nashville reso-guitar man's band, The Farm Hands, is as good as any he has had on the road this past dozen years, with Don Wayne Reno

Jamie Harper - photo by Lakyn Harper The Grascals have announced that Jamie Harper has joined the group on fiddle. In a not-so-subtle nod to the age of the founding members, they also pointed out the 2024 will be Jamie's 20th

Most folks think of young bluegrass artist Anthony Howell as a banjo player, the position he holds with the Edgar Loudermilk Band. Many also remember him from that same role with Williamson Branch for several years. But in truth, Howell is

When the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards are given out at the end of this month in Vancouver, there will be a number of bluegrass and old time artists eagerly anticipating the results. Announcements and distribution of awards will be made

Tom Langdon, long time reso-guitarist with The Gentlemen of Bluegrass, died on March 11, 2023 following a lengthy illness. He was 78 years of age. Born Walter Thomas Langdon in Fair Oaks, NC, Tom was active in the bluegrass scene around

From Louisville comes Ida Clare, a powerhouse quartet set on taking bluegrass music to new audiences using original material written within the band. Their second album has just been released, Ida2, along with a debut single, I Still Cry. The band

Mountain Fever Records has a new single this week for banjo picker Andy Lowe, one that comes from a wholly unexpected source. Lowe has been a prominent five stringer in the North Carolina and Virginia scenes for several years, and is

Chicago's Henhouse Prowlers has a live music video for their first single with Dark Shadow Recording, a hard core barn burner called My Little Flower. It's one written by Prowlers mandolinist Jake Howard, who sings the lead. My Little Flower calls

Balsam Range has been among the very few bluegrass acts to spend serious time as a headlining act with no changes in personnel over the past two decades. But that reign came to an end when mandolinist and vocalist Darren