Author: John Lawless

Nathan Stanley Entertainment has launched a new festival, Stanley Fest, set to debut next month in Micanopy, FL. It will be held at the Stomp Barn Ranch & Amphitheater, located about 12 miles south of Gainesville, from April 22-24. The festival

Po' Ramblin' Boys at the Spring 2021 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker Smithsonian Folkways has another single today from the upcoming album for The Po' Ramblin' Boys, the final one before the Never Slow Down record hits on

It's always exciting when we see a young bluegrass artist making their first record. Even more so when they are sill a teen, with a voice that is likely to take them places. Such is the case with Morgan Brake, a

Folks in bluegrass know Jr. Williams well, as a singer, banjo and guitar player, and a good ol' boy from eastern Kentucky. He made a name for himself as a member of NewFound Road, with his own group, NewTown, and

Virginia bluegrass singer and songwriter Caleb Bailey has announced a new member of his band, Paine's Run, as Wyatt Wood joins the group on guitar. Bailey formed this group after the strong reaction to his debut album, Poplar & Pine, in

615 Hideaway Records has a new single today from The Goodwin Brothers, the second from their upcoming sophomore project, Prodigals, to be released as a partnership with G1 Productions. The Brothers are Jonathan and Will Godwin, both with years of experience

Bluegrass Country, the 24/7 online bluegrass radio service, has announced that Cindy Baucom will be the new host of the popular Stained Glass Bluegrass program, starting this Sunday morning. The show has quite a venerable history, launching nearly 48 years ago

Bryan Sutton's Blue Ridge Guitar Camp, announced to great fanfare in 2019 for May 2020, will actually be able to take place in 2022 after two years of postponements due to COVID restrictions. The Camp, hosted at the Brevard Music Center

Celebrated mandolinist John Reischman has received a Juno Award nomination for his current album, New Time & Old Acoustic, in the Traditional Roots Album of the Year category. The Junos are the Canadian Music Awards, devoted to honoring recordings made by

Mountain Home Music has a new single this week for bluegrass fiddler extraordinaire Andy Leftwich, which we are delighted to premiere this morning. Though not actively touring these days, Leftwich established himself as one of top fiddlers in the genre during