Author: John Lawless

Original Lost and Found members Roger Handy and Gene Parker with Joyce Norris November 10, 2025 was declared Lost and Found Day by the town of Rocky Mount, VA in an official proclamation. The town is quite close to where the

Turnberry Records has a new release from two of the strongest vocalists in bluegrass today, Shannon Slaughter and Kevin Denney. We Like To Do is a workingman's anthem, written by David Stewart, Robin Miller, and Brice Long, which finds Shannon and

We don't get something new from Rebecca Frazier very often, but when we do, it's worth the wait. The Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and flatpick guitarist has just released a music video for the song Hurricanes, which closes her current album, Boarding

The 615 Hideaway in Nashville has released a number of new video podcasts featuring some highly-recognizable bluegrass artists. These are in addition to the many live performance videos hosted on the site. First up is one hosted by Jeff Parker, surely

Today, Billy Blue Records has released the first single from NewFound Road, resurrected after a period of inactivity to perform and record again. The band had gone fallow in 2013 after a run of more than a decade, with a

Tim Ellis on banjo with Jeff Tuttle on mandolin and Don White on guitar in the mid-1970s Michigan banjo player Tim Ellis died on November 10, following a series of debilitating kidney and heart issues. He was 67 years of age, and

Tony Trischka - photo © Gregory Heisler Down The Road Records has a new single for veteran banjo trendsetter Tony Trischka, recorded with The Steeldrivers. As you might guess from the choice of the 'Drivers to accompany him, Tony has picked out

The International Bluegrass Music Association is holding an auction to benefit the IBMA Kids on Bluegrass program, which offers young bluegrass musicians, aged 4-17, the opportunity to create and perform music together during the annual World of Bluegrass convention. There

The Kody Norris Show has just released a highly entertaining music video for Waitress, Waitress, their grassed-up arrangement of this Little Jimmy Dickens classic from the 1950s, written by hall of famer Boudleaux Bryant. Kody recorded this one on their

The 54th running of the Grand Master Fiddler Championship took place over this past weekend at the Factory in Franklin, just south of Nashville, TN. This is an extremely prestigious competition, a true testing ground for fiddlers of all ages. The