Author: John Lawless

Back in December, we had a very popular story about Sara Hershkowitz, a touring opera singer from California who had grown up listening to bluegrass. Part of the reason her story resonated with so many people was that it included

More new music in the new year, this time from Carolyn Eyerly on Patuxent Music. Carolyn has been part of the active bluegrass scene in northern Virginia for the past decade, having been a founding member of Sweet Yonder, the Capitol region's

Here is a year end run down of the most played grassicana songs on bluegrass radio for the year 2020. These numbers are compiled from our weekly bluegrass playlist charts, adding total spins to determine the songs played most frequently

The International Bluegrass Music Association has put out a call this morning, seeking candidates interested in serving on its governing Board of Directors. They are looking for people with broad experience within the bluegrass industry, willing to make a three-year

Songs From The Road Band, the popular progressive bluegrass group from western North Carolina, has announced a change in artist representation for the new year. They have signed with the Prater Day agency, home to a wide array of contemporary

We all make mistakes. No one in the business of words can avoid a silly typo, or a careless turn of phrase. Veterans of the print world especially recall when such slips would hang around to haunt them forever. These

And now for something completely different... trance music for banjo. Chris Pandolfi, who wields the five for the Infamous Stringdusters, has blended his prodigious technical mastery of the banjo with his passion for electronic music. Often included under the term EDM,

Organic Records has released a new single today for Anya Hinkle, which comes from an unexpected 20th century source. Most folks know Anya as a songwriter a well as a singer, both from her time with Tellico and her more recent

Billy Wise is a Nashville singer and songwriter with some solid bluegrass connections. He has been performing most of his adult life with his band, Mountain Time, specializing in the mountain bluegrass style epitomized by Ralph Stanley and The Stanley

Level Best, from the general US Capitol region of Virginia and Maryland, has released a first single from the second album. All busy in the day job world, they perform when their schedules allow, seeking to give their music the