Author: John Lawless

Bobby Osborne with Alison Brown of Compass Records at Bonnaroo in 2017 - photo by Jay Blakesburg Compass Records also has a new single out today, a bluegrass cover of the great Merle Haggard's White Line Fever, sung by the legendary

Sound Biscuit Productions has a new single today from Jesse Brock, a second from his upcoming Streamliner album. Known as a skilled mandolinist, this will be his second solo effort, and his first with Dave Maggard and Sound Biscuit. From the time

Dark Shadow Recording has announced the signing of award-winning bluegrass songwriter Rick Lang, with a new single for one of his songs releasing today. Rick has had an unusually prominent career as a tunesmith, producing a number of albums of his

When Marty Raybon announced back in 2014 that he was rejoining Shenadoah, the country act that had brought him international acclaim, he was quite adamant in telling us that his bluegrass fans shouldn't despair. He swore that he would be

Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers have released a music video for the third single from their 2020 album, 40th Anniversary Celebration. This project features Gary and the boys teamed up with many of the consequential artists he has known

Mountain Fever Records doesn't waste any time. Just two weeks after announcing the signing of Seth Mulder & Midnight Run to the label, here they are with a new single from the band, perfectly in keeping with Mulder's neo-traditional vibe. Since

Sam Balson is an independent bluegrass and folk artist living in Vancouver, writing and singing his music both as a solo artist and with friends accompanying him. A new single has just been released, Raking Leaves on Broadway, a thoughtful song

CGP Sounds has announced a four-track EP from Tommy Emmanuel in May, featuring him recorded live in the studio with Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley. Titled Accomplice Series Vol. 1, it finds these three virtuosic pickers trading licks and having

The DC Bluegrass Union has announced a change to its annual Orrin Star Scholarship for young music students pursuing bluegrass and old time music in the mid-Atlantic region of the US. When the scholarship was first announced in 2019, following Orrin's

Mountain Home Music has a single this week for their new bluegrass "it girl," Jaelee Roberts, whose music career is exploding before she reaches her 20th birthday. Still in college in Tenessee, Jaelee is already seeing her solo projects achieve