Author: John Lawless

Becky Buller has announced two new members of her touring group, unsurprisingly named The Becky Buller Band. Regular readers will recall that she lost two bandmates late in 2020, when guitarist Dan Boner left to focus on his responsibilities as

Attention reso slidesters! Here's a great opportunity to go deep inside and study some of the foundational solos that established the bluegrass dobro style through the music of Josh Graves. In his newest video course for Rob's Reso Room, master reso-guitarist

Sinner Friends may not be a familiar name to a lot of bluegrass people, but the two people involved in this duo side project will be. Grace van’t Hof has been on the bluegrass circuit for some years now. Working currently

With COVID-19 restrictions largely gone for citizens of Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear has set to encouraging people in the Commonwealth to get back to the sort of summer events they used to take for granted. With that very goal in

Anyone interested in suggesting themselves or others for 2021 IBMA Industry or Momentum Awards should note that the deadline for submissions is May 31. The same deadline applies to nominations for Distinguished Achievement Awards and the Songwriter Showcase. The entire nomination

We finally got our hands on a copy of the new Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook from Hal Leonard, which will surely have a place on the bookshelf of every serious banjo player or student worldwide. At least all who have

Popular east Tennessee bluegrass Gospel group LakeSide is hosting their Summer Concert Series again this year, with four shows spread out over the next two months.  Each of these concerts will find LakeSide opening the show, followed by a performance by

Mountain Home Music Company has released another single from their compilation project, Bluegrass at the Crossroads. Their concept for this album has been to match artists from both the traditional and more contemporary bluegrass communities, in many cases who have

Sammy Shelor has announced a big change coming next month for Lonesome River Band. Long time guitarist Brandon Rickman is leaving the group after almost two decades of touring and recording with the group. Current mandolinist, Jesse Smathers, will move

Marcy Marxer, known to bluegrass an old time music lovers from her long-running duo with her partner, Cathy Fink, has announced plans to film her one-woman show, All Wigged Out, for possible television or movie house distribution. The show, which features