Author: John Lawless

Nothing beats a classic song delivered by a great singer. It's been true for as long as there've been singers and songs, and is just as true today. And so we have the latest single from Tina Adair, who has been

RockyGrass 2025 instrument contest winners Finn McGuiness (fiddle), Dave Pailet (mandolin), Andrew Gordon (reso-guitar), and G Korth-Rockwell (banjo and guitar) Each year at Planet Bluegrass' RockyGrass festival in Lyons, CO, competitions are held for individual players on the various bluegrass instruments,

Irish-American balladeer Danny Burns has dropped another single from his upcoming album with Bonfire Music Group, Southern Sky, the last before its release on August 22. This time it's one called Keep Your Distance, written by British folk legend Richard Thompson,

The Del McCoury Band has a new song to share today, one called So Black and White, from the pen of jamgrass hero Larry Keel, who has written others as well for Del over the years. McCoury says that he picked

Beloved Kentucky banjo builder and luthier Arthur Hatfield died yesterday following a battle with lung cancer. He was 76 years of age. For the past 40 years he built high-quality, professional-grade five-string banjos from a small shop behind his home in

From Reno & Smiley through Marty Stuart, we have a supercharged 2025 cut of Country Boy Rock 'N Roll from teen bluegrass sensation Wyatt Ellis. When Don and Red recorded the song in 1956, it was Don's answer to the sudden

As promised, Pinecastle Records has dropped a debut single from new all-star bluegrass group, Southern Legacy. The band includes five veteran artists at the top of their game, all with decades of experience in legendary touring acts, recently signed with Pinecastle

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced today that banjo players Steve Martin and Alison Brown will serve as hosts of the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards on September 18 in Chattanooga, TN. The annual presentation is a gala awards show,

Rudy's Bluegrass Revue is back with another single, again an original song from their fearless leader, banjo player and vocalist Rudy Cortese. The band hails from the fertile bluegrass ground of western North Carolina, and have made their name on

AJ Lee & Blue Summit have announced an October 17 release for their upcoming EP with Signature Sounds, to be titled Cover to Cover V1. That's right, an all covers project is on the way from this high-flying west coast