Author: John Lawless

Well that didn't take long... Just a week ago we shared that Anthony Howell, guitarist with Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, was switching to banjo with the band, the instrument most of us have known him for playing. His comment at

Of late we've been hearing from storied bluegrass singer and songwriter Irene Kelley mostly with new music from her venture with her two daughters, i.e., Women of Kelley. But this week we get a single of her solo work, in

Guitar master Bryan Sutton is on a tear right now, releasing singles one after another from his upcoming Mountain Home Music project, From Roots to Branches. The album pairs Sutton with some of his chief flatpicking influences, as well as

Last week when we posted the Josie Awards winners in the bluegrass realm, we missed that Nu-Blu picked up a win in the Music Video of the Year Performance Focused Duo/Group category for The Will. The song had appeared on

Eastern Kentucky native Carl Bentley is a dedicated bluegrass singer and songwriter, plying his trade now in Indiana, where he relocated some years ago. A survivor in the truest sense of the word, Carl spent six months in recovery from

Discovering Tony Rice, an oral biography of the man who revolutionized bluegrass guitar, has received a nomination for the 2026 Woody Guthrie Book Award, given annually by the International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US Branch. Written by Bill Amatneek,

From Pinecastle Records comes a new single from Missouri's Route 3, taken from their current album, The Best of Route 3: Live at The Station Inn, recorded in Nashville's chief bluegrass venue before a sold out crowd. For the single they've

Long time readers may recall a story from several years back about a British professor doing research for a book on the subject of bluegrass and religion. The author, Pete Ward, was requesting that people consider filling out a survey

As we count down to the time when we'll have no more music from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, they present us with a new single, appropriate for the Thanksgiving holiday that's fast approaching. It's Lord I'm Thankful, written by

Ben Clark, known far and wide online as Banjo Ben, has shared some information about his most recent Cabin Camp, complete with photos. These weekend banjo camps are held in a variety of spots each year, and pickers come from