Author: John Lawless

Evidence for the international growth in the popularity of bluegrass pops up fairly regularly on our radar. From the launch of new live performance events outside the US, to the number of bands across the world who play the music,

Kentucky Educational Television (KET), the commonwealth-wide public television network for the 15th state, has announced an August 30 PBS national premiere for their latest bluegrass music film, Big Family - The Story Of Bluegrass Music.  The 2-hour documentary seeks to tell

We've all heard stories about how the music scene in Nashville has become more corporate than country in recent years, with everything from Broadway to the Grand Ole Opry oriented more towards the tourist trade than the sound that made

Ralph Stanley II has a new single and video this week, perfect for this weekend's Father's Day celebrations. It's one from his upcoming Gospel project with The Clinch Mountain Boys, Lord Help Me Find The Way. When your father was the

When Indiana bluegrass singer and songwriter Kim Robins reformed her band not long ago, she was at pains to insist that it would be a band effort, and not just a backup group for her as a leader. And she has

It's been a while since we've seen a bluegrass wedding as star-studded as this one - with an international flavor, even! David Benedict, mandolinist with Mile Twelve, was wed on May 31 to Tabitha Agnew, banjo player with Cup O'Joe and

Popular Finnish grass-rockers Steve 'n' Seagulls have announced a 2019 North American tour in August and September. They will hit multiple cities in the eastern and central US, with two stops in Ontario, over this 18 date visit. The band came

The Cleverlys just keep the hits coming, resurrecting both recent numbers and forgotten songs of days gone by, giving them new life with a bluegrass treatment and that special touch that comes from being Diggerized. Digger Cleverly fronts a unique sort

Mountain Fever Records has released a new single, the first from their upcoming project with Backline from South Carolina. This young band is fairly new, working together only since 2016, but they have gained popularity very quickly based on the singing

Jerry Foran, life-long bluegrass musician and band leader, died suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Florida on June 7, 2019. He was 73 years of age, just missing his 74th birthday on June 23. Foran had started his bluegrass journey