Author: John Lawless

Veteran bluegrass performer James Reams is preparing to release a soundtrack album from Like A Flowing River, a film about his life and career that came out last year. It will include music from the movie, as well as previously

Pinecastle Records has a new single this week from Bobby & Teddi Cyrus, ahead of the release of their debut album with the label in April. This time it's a grassy Gospel song which Bobby wrote with Ronnie Bowman, called Let's

We have written a couple of times about Sara Hershkowitz, a noted opera performer who has recently been returning to the bluegrass roots she grew up on. In order to avoid confusion appealing to such widely divergent audiences, she now

Kentucky's Wolfpen Branch has a first single to share from their initial recording sessions. The band is the result of the mingling of members from a number of popular modern bluegrass groups - The Wooks, 23 String Band, NewTown - with

Compass Records has released an animated lyric video for the title track of their upcoming project with Colorado jamgrass icons, Leftover Salmon. This new album, which drops May 7, marks the return of these veteran festival and concert favorites to

We have had occasion several times to write about Norway's Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra. They are interesting and divergent in a number of ways, outside of the band's unusual name. It's perfectly fitting, as they are an eight piece group, hence

Nick Dauphinais, guitarist with The Larry Stephenson Band, and his lovely wife Maegan, are celebrating the birth of their second child. Wesley Nicholas Dauphinais was born on March 18 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. He came in at 7lbs 6oz, stretching

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that they are moving forward with plans to hold their annual World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC at the end of September, with a mix of in-person and online events, depending on

Billy Blue Records also has new music today, the first single from their next project with Darin & Brooke Aldridge called Blue Baby Now. Long time bluegrass fans will recognize this one from back 35 years or so. It was written

Cheetos brand has chosen Nashville banjo player Todd Taylor to help them promote two new products, their Flamin' Hot Popcorn and the Flamin' Hot Wings sold by Cosmic Wings, prepared by Applebee's. Todd has been a professional musician most of his