Author: John Lawless

From Finland comes a new single from Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers on Bluelight Records, with an assist from Michael Cleveland on fiddle. It's a new song Syren has written called Across the Rolling Tide in which an older man looks

Olivia Ellen Lloyd is a folk and old time singer and songwriter from West Virginia, plying her trade on the Americana scene in Nashville. She is preparing to release her second album next month, and has a new single just

Bonfire Music has a new Christmas track from Danny Burns, sung as a duet with his wife, Áine, likewise a strong vocalist with an Irish background. It's their version of Nothing But A Child, written and recorded by Steve Earle back

In perhaps the most obvious personnel move in bluegrass history, The Grascals have welcomed back founding member Jamie Johnson on guitar and vocals following the recent departure of Chris Davis. Johnson had been involved with the group going back to their

As Mile Twelve prepares for the release of their third full length, self produced album, they have created a performance video for a second single, a new song written by guitarist Evan Murphy called Johnny Oklahoma. It explores novel territory for

Billy Blue Records has a new single for Kristy Cox, featuring her in a duet with label mate Marty Raybon. It's a song from Cox's current album, Shades of Blue, called Kentucky's Never Been This Far From Tennessee, written by Kristy's

The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in Charleston has announced their inductees for 2022, after missing two years during the pandemic shutdowns. Included among this year's honorees are two bluegrass artists that have contributed greatly during their careers, Buddy Griffin,

Anyone who writes for a living, or simply enjoys good writing, has probably given some thought to the notion that artificial intelligence could someday making human scribblers redundant. The degree to which computers trained to do so can create written

If you are still looking for a gift for a believing Christian on your list, you might consider Abiding Dependence: Living Moment by Moment in the Love of God, a new book from AKUS banjo and guitar man, Ron Block. Those

Here's another new Christmas release from Pinecastle Records, this time featuring a couple of unsung heroes in bluegrass music, Tony Wray and Dennis Parker. Both have many years of professional experience in the music business, but often not in the