Author: John Lawless

Jacob Eller has been announced as the new bass player with consistent bluegrass chart toppers Volume Five. Bluegrass fans know Jacob from his time on bass with Galax, VA group No Speed Limit, and with both Sierra Hull and The Church

There was a lot to like in last night's IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, the 33rd uninterrupted running of the annual event. It's always fun to observe our bluegrass stars done up in all their finery, with spouses and families in tow.

Tonight's IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards was held tonight at the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center in Raleigh, NC. Both nominees and winners were chosen by the professional voting membership of the IBMA. And the winners are... Mandolin Player of the Year -

Mickey Harris, long time bass player and harmony singer with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, has released a first single from his new bluegrass album, Things That I Like. Though most bluegrass fans know Harris from his 20 years with Rhonda,

8 Track Entertainment in Muscle Shoals, AL has announced the signing of Dan Tyminski to the label. With a satellite office in Nashville, 8 Track has divisions that handle Sports and Entertainment Management, Music Production and Publishing, and TV/Film, with distribution

The Wildmans, band competition winners in the 2022 FreshGrass Awards This past weekend at the FreshGrass Festival in North Adams, MA, selected finalists went head-to-head in the 2022 FreshGrass Awards competition. The contest is held each year in two stages, with a

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced this afternoon that all of the outdoor musical performances associated with the IBMA Bluegrass Live! festival will be moving indoors, due to expected rain and wind from hurricane Ian. Fortunately, the IBMA has some

Skyline Records, a new Nashville-based bluegrass record label, has announced that Dalton Harper, the silver-throated vocalist with Cedar Hill, has signed an exclusive recording contract with them. Will McSeveney, owner of Skyline, has pledged his label to releasing only high quality

And so it begins... Once again, a large portion of the bluegrass industry is assembling today in Raleigh, NC for the International Bluegrass Music Association's annual convention, World of Bluegrass. If you are involved in this sort of music professionally, this

Ohio banjo player Steven Moore has his first solo project, Just a Little Talk with Myself, just recently released. The 31 year old part time musician has mostly been found on the contest stages in recent years, taking first in