Author: John Lawless

For anyone who has studied the early days of bluegrass and country music, the name Farm and Fun Time rings a familiar bell. Broadcast from the mid-1940s through much of the '50s from WCYB radio in Bristol, VA, the show

Bluegrass folks have known, and admired, Danny Roberts for many years. These days we think of him as the mandolinist with The Grascals, where he has been since 2004 as a founding member. But he had a long career in

New Jersey's Nefesh Mountain continues their climb as a bluegrass/Americana act by announcing new management and representation agreements this week. The band, fronted by the husband-and-wife team of Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff, has found great success this past few years

Stephen Burwell with Quicksilver at the 2019 Darrington Bluegrass Festival - photo by Eric Frommer Fiddler Stephen Burwell has announced that he is stepping down from his position with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver after more than five years. The talented bowman grew

Engelhardt Music Group has released a new single for bluegrass singer/songwriter Chris Roberts, The Way I Feel Tonight. It's a Don Cook song that Bobby Bare recorded back in the '70s, and Chris gives it a new flavor in his cut.

Many thanks are due to Dave Houle who found this classic Bill Monroe clip from 1975 and has shared it on YouTube. It finds Bill and the Blue Grass Boys in the studio recording a jingle for Dr. Pepper, during which

Warren Waldren, Judy Waldren, Hazel Pasley, Amy Clay, Jonathan Bradshaw, Asa Nelson, and Elizabeth LaPrelle Great news for fans of traditional mountain music! The Mountain Minor, a new film project from writer/director Dale Farmer, is set to make its television broadcast debut

Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers have just released a music video for one of the songs on their current For The Record project. The song is O-hio, written by Tom Ewing, about the region where the Mullins family has lived for

Pinecastle Records has released another single from Step Back In Time, the celebrated album of traditional country duets between Jamie Dailey and his father, JB. Anyone who loves the sound of the great brother duets of the 1930s-1950s will enjoy hearing

Fans and students of the five string banjo have been enjoying the recent album, Una Más, released earlier this year by two of Europe's premier banjo players, Lluis Gomez of Spain and Jean Marie Redon of France. Una Más, or One