Author: John Lawless

From British Columbia in western Canada comes Under The Rocks, a young progressive bluegrass band who have been performing together since 2016. They have a new album due in March, with a first single released this week titled This My

Folk Alley has announced that Brad Kolodner will serve as the newest host for their 24/7 radio streaming service, which features a mix of folk, bluegrass, old time, and Americana music. Brad is a well-known banjoist from Baltimore, who performs

Since the death of Tony Rice on Christmas day, the bluegrass and acoustic music world has reacted with a combination of shock and reverence. Rice had been a superstar in the music for so long, that even after his retirement

Bluegrass family band, Williamson Branch, is starting the new year with a debut single from their upcoming double Gospel album, Heritage & Hope, on Pinecastle Records. The project serves up the two themes in the title on separate discs. Hope is

One aspect of the current pandemic on which almost all parties agree, is the fact that young people are faring very badly away from school. Deprived of in-person teaching as well as social interaction, research shows that many students have

Here's another socially-distanced music video from Ralph Schut and his European bluegrass all-stars, making music across the various nations and the many miles during COVID-19 restrictions. We had shared the first two videos they made back in October, featuring Ralph

Here is a year end run down of the most played 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 over

This upcoming weekend's edition of Into The Blue, the most widely syndicated bluegrass radio program in the United States, will feature a special tribute to the late Tony Rice. Hosted by our own Terry Herd, the first hour of the

We have a couple of videos of banjo music to share, contributed by two prominent instructors of the five string from opposite sides of the planet. First up is Bill Evans, who created this lovely arrangement of My Favorite Things played by

The IBMA Foundation has produced a video encouraging possible grant recipients to apply for their new Arnold Shultz Fund, created this year to support activities increasing participation of people of color in bluegrass music.  Grants are available to non-profit and governmental agencies