Author: John Lawless

Mountain Home Music Company has announced the signing of mandolinist Mark Stoffel to the label, with a solo project release planned for later this year. Mark has been the mando man with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers for more than

Bonfire Records has released a new single for newgrass vocalist and songwriter Ray Cardwell, ahead of his upcoming album, Just A Little Rain. Cardwell has returned to bluegrass in recent years, after a strong start with New Tradition back in the

The one and only Sonny Osborne will be the live guest tonight on the Life in Music Summer Guest Artist Series, presented by the ETSU Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program. Hosted by program Director Dan Boner, and facilitated by

We've seen a variety of interesting virtual collaborations during the COVID-19 shutdown, with performing artists finding clever ways to make music while socially isolated from one another. Here's another featuring Steve Martin and his banjo, together with the Philadelphia Orchestra, which

Jeff Brown, noted bluegrass artist, bandleader, and entrepreneur, has been named Vice President of Records at Turnberry Records & Management. The California company is headed by Keith Barnacastle and is a division of The Bluegrass Standard Magazine. Brown first became involved

Boone & Foster. No... it's not a real estate agency, or a law firm. Though it's a name that could comfortably fit either one. It's Troy Boone and Frosty Foster, the newest young bluegrass team signed by Mountain Fever Records. They have

The Davidson Brothers have announced the recipient of their 2020 Australian Bluegrass Scholarship, awarded each year "with the vision of encouraging musicians and singers who demonstrate talent, dedication, and leadership in the field of bluegrass music." Funded by Hamish Davidson's

615 Hideaway Records has released a new single from Nick Chandler & Delivered, ahead of their upcoming album Inside The Lines, expected next month. Two Timer is a hard-driving number with the familiar themes of heartbreak and betrayal. But with its upbeat

Now that we are entering into what should have been the bluegrass festival season, many of the destination events we had been looking so much forward to are offering a taste of what we''ll be missing online. It's a great

Valerie Smith also has a Father's Day song to debut this week, one written by Johnny McDonald and Val. Talking To Daddy deals with a difficult aspect of elder care, one that has been real in McDonald's life. It tells of