Author: John Lawless

And now for something completely different... Fiddler John Mailander has been on our radar since 2012, when he was an undergrad student at the Berklee College of Music. Two years later, we found his debut album, Walking Distance, to be a

RBR Entertainment in Nashville is very excited about today's debut single from Jimmy Yeary. So much so that they have scheduled a special live event tonight on Facebook to kick things off. Jimmy's is a familiar face on the country and

Make Welcome Entertainment has announced the signing of Iowa grassers, Lori King & Junction 63, to the agency for artist representation. Junction 63 is one of the most awarded bluegrass groups in the midwest, founded by the husband and wife team of

Whippoorwill Arts, an organization founded by Jim Nunally and Nell Robinson to foster opportunities for roots artists, has embarked on an ambitious campaign to survey roots musicians in the United States to discover their wants and needs for post-pandemic careers. Partnering

Mountain Home Music has released a new single from Asheville grassers, Unspoken Tradition, a third from their upcoming album with the label. In something of a departure for the band, who typically record music written within the band, this new song

Josh Shilling of Mountain Heart has shared an update about his recovery after being in a scary ATV accident with his wife and daughter while on vacation last month. Fortunately, their daughter, Bella Kate, was not seriously affected physically, but

Noted Indiana bluegrass musician Dave Denman has died, passing on April 20 from multiple complications associated with COVID-19. He had just turned 65 years of age. Many bluegrass fans will recall Dave as a member of a very early edition of

KDM Records has released a second single for The Caleb Daugherty Band, taken from their upcoming album with the label. Daugherty is surely one of the most promising new artists in bluegrass music, winning plaudits from critics and radio for his

Dallas-based traditional grassers HillBilly Fever have announced the addition of Randy Pasley to the band, playing reso-guitar. He is taking the spot previously held by fiddler Bob Frankot, who is taking the 2021 season off. Randy is a native of Ashe

More new music today - this time from Sideline! Mountain Home Music Company is offering our readers an advance listen to their new single for these Carolina grassers, which officially releases on April 23. It's an original song from mandolinist Zack