Author: John Lawless

Any time you might be given to despair about the future of bluegrass music, just cast a glance at the catalog of Patuxent Music in Maryland. Label head Tom Mindte specializes in finding young artists with something interesting to say

Guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, and bandleader Caleb Bailey hosted the first ever Merry Mountain Christmas celebration December 9-10 in Grottoes, Virginia, where his band, Paine's Run, is based. Music was provided by Shenandoah Drive, Chris Burton, Caleb Cox of the US Navy

Joining the 2022 Christmas bluegrass bonanza today are Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz, the Nashville singing/songwriting duo with Mountain Fever Records. These two have been friends for some time, but only recently started writing together. After knocking out a couple of

The whole bluegrass world has been anxiously awaiting news from Dale Ann Bradley, after her having suffered a heart attack following the World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh earlier this year. We heard from her yesterday, and she wanted to pass

The RBR Entertainment label also has a Christmas project for the holidays this year, RBR Family Christmas, with songs from nine of their popular bluegrass artists. There are two from Billy Droze, one from his wife, Marija, plus tracks from

Compass Records has released the title track to their next project with fiddle wizard Michael Cleveland, The Lovin' of the Game, recorded with his touring band, Flamekeeper. This is the second track to hit from this album, due in March

Rebel Records has a new single today from one of bluegrass music's most beloved balladeers, the great Larry Sparks. It's a song from his next project with Rebel, a stripped-down set of recordings featuring just Larry, his guitar, and his

Today's new Christmas music comes all the way from Sweden, and a group called Mo's Granted, fronted by Canadian-born vocalist, Imogen Grant. It's a new song written by Swedish poet Jakob Knapp called Blind Boys of Bethlehem. Mo's Granted has found success

The International Bluegrass Music Association launched a new program this year to assist bluegrass groups from outside the United States to make the trip to Raleigh, NC for their annual World of Bluegrass convention. Called the International Band Performance Grant,

Popular South Carolina banjo player Todd Taylor, known for his unique style of rock 'n' roll banjo, has been hospitalized with COVID 19. He is said to be in stable condition, but his doctors are watching him closely as he