Author: John Lawless

This is a big weekend for bluegrass fans, especially lovers of bluegrass festivals! After six months of no live music pretty much anywhere, there are two major festivals being held in person. Down in North Carolina, at the site of the

To celebrate today's release of her solo project, Fiddler's Pastime, Bronwyn Keith-Hines has agreed to share the title cut with our readers. And yes, it's that absolute classic of the Bill Monroe/Kenny Baker oeuvre, played with twin fiddles! The Mile Twelve bowster

Mountain Home Music has released a sneak peak video for their latest single from Balsam Range, Grit and Grace. Interestingly, this song is a contribution from fiddle and vocalist Buddy Melton's mother, Ann, who wrote it along with Milan Miller and

The International Bluegrass Music Association has today announced Sarah Jarosz as the Keynote Speaker for the Business Conference portion of their upcoming virtual World of Bluegrass later this month. Jarosz has been celebrated in acoustic music since she was still in

Creative people in our musical sphere have found different ways to cope and endure during this year's forced shutdowns, when live performances have been all but prohibited and, for many in our industry, the ability to earn an income has

Mountain Home Music Company has released a new single from their upcoming album for bluegrass vocalist and songwriter, Carley Arrowood. This talented young artist made her name working alongside Darin & Brooke Aldridge, where her strong fiddle playing and harmony vocals

We have reported earlier about aspects of the venerable Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS which are going forward despite the in-person music festival being cancelled for 2020. They already posted winners in their annual New Song Contest, and will

David and Tabitha Benedict, a very talented, newly-married, bi-continental couple, have launched a new side project aside from work with their regular bands. David plays mandolin with Mile Twelve and Cup O'Joe, and Tabitha plays banjo with Cup O'Joe and

Bill and the Belles have announced their newest member, Aidan VanSuetendael, who joins the band on banjo. The east Tennessee-based group plays an interesting mix of old time, bluegrass, and swing, primarily focused on the sounds of American music in the

The Engelhardt Music Group label in Nashville has released a new single from bluegrass singer/songwriter, Chris Roberts, from his current EMG project, Mountain Standard Time. This time out it's not one of Chris' songs, but a country classic, The Rarest Flowers,