Author: John Lawless

When we shared the sad news earlier this week on the passing of popular Australian bluegrass radio personality, Smokin' Joe Moore, we neglected to point out that bluegrass is still on the air in Toowoomba, located in Queensland just west of

Sideline is next on the bluegrass singles hit parade this week, releasing a new track tomorrow, When the Son Rose Up That Morning, the third from their upcoming Mountain Home project for 2021. The song, written by Rick Lang and Josh Shilling,

DelFest, the annual bluegrass festival hosted each spring in Cumberland, MD by the McCoury family, has announced today that they are officially postponing the 2021 event until later this summer. Last year's festival had to be completely cancelled due to COVID

Our friends at the Barcelona Bluegrass Camp in Spain are taking a different tack this year, owing to the local COVID restrictions remaining in place. Since they can't host everyone together in person this year, they will be offering their two

Mountain Home Music Company is debuting a new music video today for Golden Rule, the latest single from The Alex Leach Band and their upcoming album, I'm Happiest When I'm Moving. As one might anticipate, Golden Rule, written by James Randolph,

Lorraine Jordan autographs the back of the Loar mandolin prize for Jo Jo Murphy Earlier this year Lorraine Jordan launched a mandolin giveaway in celebration of the success of her Pinecastle Records single, Bill Monroe’s Ol Mandolin. Working with her friends at

No one can question the bluegrass street cred of Dewey & Leslie Brown. Dewey served several years as fiddler with Dr. Ralph Stanley, and remained a Clinch Mountain Boy right up to the good Doctor's passing. His wife Leslie is

From Australia comes sad news for bluegrass radio listeners down under. Smokin' Joe Moore, whose regular radio programs on 4DDD and 102.7FM in Toowoomba, the Darling Downs and the Lockyer Valley, passed away on February 17. He was 79 years of

We've commented a number of times over the past twelve months on how well Nashville mandolinist Tristan Scroggins has taken advantage of his time off the road during the forced shutdown of live performance. Obviously he has taken time to

Detail from The Easter Brothers mural - James Easter and Tim White While most bluegrass lovers in the US know Tim White as the genial host of the syndicated PBS program, Song of the Mountains, those in southwestern Virginia and east