Author: John Lawless

Jenny Hill is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist out of Gunnison, Colorado with a new EP of original old time and Americana music, Space, set to release this Friday. The music was all recorded during 2020, with Jenny on guitar, fiddle, and

Following the plan the International Bluegrass Music Association adopted for their 2020 World of Bluegrass convention, the organization will host its acclaimed Leadership Bluegrass business sessions this year for free online. Missing will be the personal networking opportunities so prized

Gary Brewer and his talented family were among those in the music industry who actually had a good year in 2020. Though marked by the passing of his father and longtime musical partner, Finley J. Brewer, Gary and his Kentucky

Peghead Nation, the online musical instruction site, is launching a new, eight-part, live Zoom workshop series this Saturday. Titled Earl Scruggs: A Player's Guide, the course will be taught by noted banjo player and instructor, Bill Evans, with guest faculty

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released a new single from their upcoming Industrial Strength Bluegrass album, an audio companion to the newly-released book by the same name by Fred Bartenstein and Curtis W. Ellison. Like the book, the new music project explores

Morning Glory Music has released a new single for The King James Boys from their current project together, Living On A Promise. It's a Gospel number from Jerry Salley and Dee Gaskin called Where Would I Be, sung by KJB guitarist

The DC Bluegrass Union has today announced the winners of their 2021 Hazel Dickens Song Contest. The annual competition chooses from among dozens of submissions from writers who receive less than half of their income from songwriting royalties, with proceeds

The Foreign Landers, aka David and Tabitha Benedict, have released a new single as a tribute to Tony Rice. People took different things from Tony's music. Some loved him for his hard hitting bluegrass, while others preferred his jazzier new acoustic

This is exciting news for Seldom Scene fans in eastern Virginia, and for any willing to travel there to witness this one time only event. Mount Airy Farm near Warsaw, VA will host the Scene for a concert on September 25,

Pinecastle Records has a new single today from Merle Monroe, one written by cofounder Tim Raybon, and retaining the band's contemporary take on a sound pioneered by The Osborne Brothers back in the 1960s. The song is called I'm Leaving Town