Author: John Lawless

Bonfire Music has dropped a second single from their upcoming project with Andrew Crawford, The Lonesome Season, set for a November 19 release. Andrew is a relative newcomer to bluegrass music, at least in the profession al sense, though he has

Phil Leadbetter has given almost his entire life to the furtherance of bluegrass music. Working as a sideman on reso-guitar for J.D. Crowe, Dale Ann Bradley, and The Whites, and as a partner or leader of groups like Grasstowne and

Mountain Home Music has released a music video for their current single for North Carolina's Unspoken Tradition, Irons in the Fire. It's a song by popular Kentucky songwriter, Aaron Bibelhauser, written with Steve Guenthner, which guitarist and lead singer Audie McGinnis says

The Band of Kelleys had been making quite a splash on the bluegrass scene this past few years. A family group from Augusta, Georgia which once contained four siblings is now down to three, they have a powerful vocal sound

Boston-based contemporary bluegrass band Mile Twelve has announced some big changes going forward. Founding member, fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hines, and mandolinist David Benedict, have announced their departure from the group. Bronwyn was named 2021 Fiddler of the Year by the IBMA membership

Since the earliest days of bluegrass music, National brand picks have been used by banjo and reso-guitar artists. Endorsements from Earl Scruggs in his 1968 book, Earl Scruggs and the 5 String Banjo, made National finger and thumb picks de

Mountain Fever Records has a new single today for Mississippi's Breaking Grass, the first from their upcoming fourth album with the label. It's one written by guitarist and lead vocalist Cody Farrar called 100 Degrees in the Shade, which if you've

Dear Sonny, Did you ever cross paths with Don Stover? And if so, what did you make of his banjo style? I'm a New England guy, and Don and the Lilly Brothers meant a lot to us during many years they

Mike Mitchell photo © Kevin Slick Turnberry Records has announced the signing of bluegrass singer, songwriter, and fiddler Mike Mitchell to the label. A Canadian native, Mitchell now lives in the small town of Floyd, VA, a haven for Appalachian arts in

Jake Abrams, long time banjo player and bluegrass artist in Alabama and Louisiana, died on October 3 from complications of the COVID-19 virus. He was 58 years of age. A native of Tuscaloosa, Jake was living in Lake Charles, LA at