Author: John Lawless

Red Camel Collective is quickly becoming one of the most dependable and encouraging new acts on the bluegrass circuit. Still just out of the gate, the group boasts of four veteran performers, and serves as Junior Sisk's recording and touring

No Business Mountain is the title of the new Mountain Home Music single from Lonesome River Band. It's a story about a teenaged boy looking up a mountain where his beloved lives, and the apprehension he feels going up, knowing that

Katie Powderly is a musician in Frederick, MD with a new idea for a charitable organization. The daughter of a bluegrass picker, her own music tends more towards an Americana, singer/songwriter sound, though she retains a love for the music

The sixth annual Monroe Style Tune Writing Contest is underway, presented by Noya Mountain Music, The Murphy Method, and the Monroe Mandolin Camp. Designed to ensure that new instrumental music of the sort written by Bill Monroe during his lifetime continues

Bluegrass artist Kristen Leigh Bearfield has a new single dropping today, a real powerhouse track she's recorded with a who's who of super-pickers. Kristen has been working in and around bluegrass music most of her young life, performing as part of

Rick Faris has announced the latest addition to his touring band in the person of Maddie Dalton on bass. The Missouri native recently completed two years on bass with Sister Sadie, and had worked previously with her family in That Dalton

Greg Blake, the reigning IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year for 2025, has released a music video for his latest Turnberry Records single, Nora McNally. The song was written by Milan Miller, and exhibits a decided Irish flair, accentuated in the

Mason Wright, fiddler with Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, has indicated that he will be leaving the group at the end of this year. A veteran performer, Mason grew up studying both bluegrass and classical music. He went on to study

Skyline Records has released a smokin' new single for mandolinist Nick Dumas, a tune he wrote called Bending The Iron. The track nicely demonstrates why Nick is so well regarded among bluegrass players. It's a clever tune, with a bit of

Mountain Fever Records has announced that husband-and-wife bluegrass duo Colin & Kathleen Ray have signed with the label. Even as still-young adults, the Rays have a considerable amount of experience in bluegrass music. The two met as students in the Bluegrass,