Author: John Lawless

Voxhall Records has announced the signing of Nashville songwriter Jimmy Melton, and the release of their first single with him, Deal with This. Of late the bluegrass world has seen a number of country performers dip their toes in the bluegrass

Country Road TV, the online country music and lifestyle channel, will now include programs from Bluegrass Ridge, which features bluegrass music videos and interviews with top performers. The weekly show is hosted by Daniel and Carolyn Routh of Nu-Blu, and can

Ireland's We Banjo 3 has released a new single, a socially-distanced recording of Tom Petty's Wildflowers, to help promote their upcoming live stream concert from Dublin in March. This unique group, which did actually start out as three banjo players on

It's not uncommon for artists to create recorded projects that have an autobiographical nature, or songs about faith and conversion. But Jim & Lynna Woolsey have created something unique with their upcoming album, The Fall, expected soon on Bell Buckle

Last week we shared news from bluegrass singer and songwriter, Caleb Bailey, as he welcomed the birth of a son, Colt Steele Bailey. We also mentioned at the time that Caleb's debut single was set to release the next day, and

Billy Blue Records has released a new single to bluegrass radio from their current project with Carolina Blue. It's another written by CB guitarist Bobby Powell, Raining in Roanoke, which he says came to him in a moment of sheer inspiration

SonoTone, the boutique guitar string company who specializes in high quality strings for vintage guitars, has introduced a new line. Their Concert series strings for acoustic guitar use a premium brass wrap which they find allows users to reproduce the the bright

Compass Records has released a first single from their upcoming duet project with Mike Barnett, simply titled +1. It boasts a baker's dozen tracks, each featuring Barnett, fiddler with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, alongside fellow virtuosi in the acoustic string

The IBMA Foundation, the philanthropic and educational arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced the recipients of their 2021 project grants. These annual awards are made in response to grant requests from organizations that focus on bluegrass music-related arts

More good news for the 2021 bluegrass season... The Monroe Mandolin Camp is planning on holding this year's event in person, at the DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle, TN as has been their custom. Last year the camp had to be