Author: John Lawless

In the bluegrass world, we love our family legacies. Artists like Danny Paisley, Tony Holt, and Joe Mullins are a few examples of performers whose fathers were bluegrass legends before them. It warms the heart to see the music passed

Joe Bittle of Owensboro, KY, a long-time and highly-valued member of the International Bluegrass Music Association, died on September 28 at 74 years of age. Anyone who has been an exhibitor at World of Bluegrass, going back to its days in

For their latest single, Pinecastle Records and The King James Boys have selected The Best Selling Book of All Time, from their current album, Get A Transfer. The song comes from bluegrass songwriter Chris Burton, who has contributed material to Terry

A great many people were touched by the reminiscences we shared for guitarist Alan Senauke last month. Seven of his friends and musical colleagues paid tribute to his huge contributions to bluegrass and acoustic music, from his early days in

Dan Eubanks (left) Mico Humby (right) When you keep a band together for 50 years, as Greg Cahill has done with Special Consensus, personnel changes are part of the woodwork. But there is always a bid of sadness when you see

This week's episode of The Caverns Sessions, airing on dozens of PBS affiliates across the US, features rising bluegrass artist Bronwyn Keith-Hynes. Formerly known as Bluegrass Underground, the show records live performances 500 feet below ground in a large cave, complete

As always, word of a new release from Larry Sparks grabs the attention of anyone who loves soulful mountain bluegrass, and we are no exception. So the news of a new single and his next album coming soon had us

Here's another example of the value and power of bluegrass music in college curricula. South Carolina's BlueFaith band, who share their mix of bluegrass and gospel music all over the state, have announced the addition of Grant Blevins to the group

A great many bluegrass lovers have been excited about the return of NewFound Road, a popular bluegrass group from Ohio that recoded a number of well-received albums in the early 2000s. Headed up by vocalist Tim Shelton, the group went

The Larry Stephenson Band has announced the addition of guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jimmy Haynes to the group. The band is led by mandolinist and lead singer Larry Stephenson, who was recently inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as