Author: John Lawless

Olivia Jo is a rising bluegrass artist with a sweet singing voice and a deep love for the traditions of the music, both in evidence on her second single, a recut of Mighty Mississippi, which many grassers will recall from

Outgoing CBMS President Kevin Slick welcomes his successor, John Pierce Speaking of the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society, which we were earlier this week, it turns out that the organization has seen a change of leadership. After serving as President of the Society

Rick Faris - photo by Scott Simontacchi OK all you '80s pop and rock radio fans... Tomorrow is the release date for the new Dark Shadow Recording single from Rick Faris, a grassed up arrangement of The Power of Love, a monster

Two of the artists who participated in the landmark recording, The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, have collaborated with another respected player to take the music from the Project on tour next month. The album was produced by John's daughter, Katie

After more than four decades as a sideman, bluegrass electric bass player and vocalist Curtis Vestal has released his second original song in three months. If you don't recognize the first name, you certainly know the last. Curtis is younger brother

Rendering of proposed convention center and amphitheater in downtown Raleigh At a press conference yesterday, officials with the Raleigh Convention Center, current home for the IBMA's annual World of Bluegrass convention, and the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, announced

Compass Records has announced a new album coming up with Special Consensus, their seventh with the label since 2011. It has been a good ride for the band with Compass, seeing not only critical praise for their recent recordings, but

Rhonda Vincent has announced that Adam Haynes has joined her touring band, The Rage, on fiddle. He steps into this role several months after Hunter Berry left the group late last year. Until making this switch, Adam had been a member

The 12 Bar Blues Pickups company in Connecticut has announced their latest model, a banjo pickup endorsed by Todd Taylor. 12 Bar Blues Pickups is a small, family business run by father and son Marshall and Jon Hammett. Their speciality is

How do we know that bluegrass music has matured into a fully-formed, commercial musical genre? When artists who have achieved success in the wider pop music world, and have the option to go in any direction they prefer, decide to