Author: John Lawless

Pinecastle Records has a new music video this week from Bobby & Teddi Cyrus, taken from their current, self-titled album with the label. This is one that Bobby wrote with Ronnie Bowman, called Preachin' Prayin' Soul Savin' Man. In the song, Teddi

Common Ground on the Hill in Maryland has announced that their major summer events this year will remain virtual as a result of uncertainties about COVID-19 restrictions. That includes their popular Deer Creek Fiddler's Convention and the three Traditions Weeks

Mountain Home Music has released another single from The Grascals, a heartfelt message of gratitude for blessings received entitled Thankful. This song is conveyed with an easy-going, acoustic country vibe, set off by tasty banjo from Kristin Scott Benson and the

Standard Crow Behavior, from Dresden in Germany, has released a live video performance of one of the songs on their debut recording, Talking to Space. Regular readers will recall a profile we did of the band last year in Lee Zimmerman's

Sideline has announced that Nick Goad will join the band on mandolin, stepping into the spot recently vacated when Zack Arnold departed for a job with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. Nick is a native of Stuart, VA, where he still

This past weekend saw a bluegrass wedding in North Carolina. Jacob Greer, guitarist and vocalist with Sideline, married Ally Hinson, formerly banjo player with The Hinson Girls, at Smethport Baptist Church in Jefferson on May 22. The couple met bluegrass cute at

Wilson Banjo Co - the band, not the custom banjo shop - has released a new single from their upcoming Six Degrees of Separation album, due next month. For the single they have selected When The Crow Comes Down, written by

Local dignitaries and townspeople turned out last week in Mt. Airy, NC for the official dedication of The Easter Brothers mural painted downtown by Tim White. From their home base in Mt Airy, The Easter Brothers delighted bluegrass and Gospel

Here is another socially-distanced video from our bluegrass pals in Eastern Europe. More specifically, music produced and recorded by Ralph and Chris Schut in the Czech Republic, with help from several of their picker friends nearby, and vocals from members of

UN Ambassador Kelly Craft, Joe Craft, Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Dean Osborne, Scott Napier, Lauren Napier, and Natalie Tomlinson at the Derby Eve Party in Lexington hosted by the Crafts. The Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music, located on the