Author: John Lawless

Rob Ickes has announced a new course on the music of Blue Highway at Rob's Reso Room, his subscription-based instructional site sponsored by Big Tent Music. Though he performs these days as part of a duo act with guitarist/vocalist Trey Hensley,

Pinecastle Records has announced that they have signed a contract with Rodney Dillard, and will release the first album of new music from The Dillards since 1991. The album was produced and recorded by legendary Nashville producer/engineer Bil VornDick, who supervised

The IBMA Foundation, the charitable and academic arm of the International Bluegrass Music Association, has announced the 2020 recipients of their Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship and Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship. These young students and musicians are the first class of

Shawn Lane, mandolinist, vocalist, and songwriter with Blue Highway, has released a new single from his upcoming project, Shawn Lane: Family & Friends. The song is one he wrote with Ronnie Bowman, One More, which conveys a message many of us

The International Bluegrass Music Association has today announced the nominees for their 2020 Industry and Momentum Awards. Unlike the annual IBMA Bluegrass Awards, which are chosen by a ballot of the professional membership of the organization, these nominees are chosen

Turnberry Records has announced the signing of Lori King & Junction 63 to a two-record deal with the label, run by Keith Barnacastle and Jeff Brown. The Iowegian bluegrass band is to start work soon on their first project with Turnberry. Junction

Mountain Home Music has released a music video for their debut single from the Alex Leach Band, Take The Long Way Home. Alex and the band have gone with a flower power look for this video shoot, a new wrinkle to

We haven't heard a lot from Alecia Nugent since she moved back home to Louisiana after several years in Nashville in the early aughts. There she recorded several successful bluegrass albums for Rounder Records, in cooperation with producer and co-writer

Who doesn't love a bluegrass love story? Especially when it carries a touch of music royalty. How about we add in some social distancing elements and a dash of higher education? This is the heartwarming story of a romance, long in

Barbara Jo Kammer has created a socially-distanced music video for her original song, Big Blue Sky in the Morning, which has gotten a great deal of attention online. Kammer has a large and loyal following in Colorado where she lives, with