A few weeks ago we shared the news that Anthony Howell was leaving his job with Williamson Branch. The young multi-instrumentalist had essentially launched his professional career with the Williamsons, where he primarily played banjo, but also supported the family
Author: John Lawless
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Bluegrass Tuesdays moves to Lily P’s in Cambridge
The Boston region's notorious Bluegrass Tuesdays jam session and concert has been going on for nearly 30 years. Held at The Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA, and hosted by Geoff Bartley, the recurring weekly events would sometimes feature top touring
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Rocks Hearts’ Wanderlust video, shot at World of Bluegrass
Rock Hearts on the red carpet for the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards (9/29/22) - photo by Sammy Passamano 615 Hideaway Records has released a new music video for Rock Hearts, a performance video for their song Wanderlust, which will be included
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Danny Paisley’s music video for May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister
Pinecastle Records is releasing a music video this week for Danny Paisley, the latest single from his current album, Bluegrass Troubadour, the old classic, May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister. Written and recorded by North Carolina banjo player
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Ashby Frank offers good advice – Make Your Mama Proud
Mountain Home Music has introduced their latest single for bluegrass singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist Ashby Frank, which we are pleased to premiere today. This one comes from what Frank calls two of his favorite songwriters, Phillip White and Tony Haselden, one called
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Milan Music Fest shutting down
Sad news for bluegrass lovers in southern Michigan, as well as northern Ohio and Indiana. After a run of more than two decades the Milan Music Fest has announced that the 2022 festival will be their last. Formerly known as the
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East Kentucky Blues from Larry Cordle
Bluegrass songwriter supreme Larry Cordle has a new single, East Kentucky Blues, which he sings in his own inimitable style. It's the story of a man homesick for the mountains of eastern Kentucky that Cord said took a while to bring
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Musicians Against Childhood Cancer festival calls it quits
After 23 years of providing top quality bluegrass entertainment, and donating many hundreds of thousands of dollars to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the vaunted Musicians Against Childhood Cancer Music Festival is coming to an end. Darrel and Phyllis Adkins have
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Dale Ann Bradley suffers heart attack following World of Bluegrass
After this past week's World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC, Dale Ann Bradley suffered a heart attack and has been admitted to Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. There she will undergo a triple bypass procedure in the next few
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Diane – latest single from Sister Sadie
When Sister Sadie performed on the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards last Thursday in Raleigh, they introduced their new single, Diane, to great effect. Opening with an a cappella chorus, the song offers a rebuttal to Dolly Parton's Jolene, written by country










