Author: John Lawless

Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers have announced the return of Adam McIntosh to the band on guitar. He had been an original member, appearing on several album with them over his six year stint, and is back in that

Angie Lynn Carter is a very popular singer based in Atlanta. Primarily a country artist, she and her band tour widely throughout the southeast, receiving radio play on country stations in their home base. But her new single is a bluegrass

The IBMA Foundation, based in Nashville, in participating in today's fundraising event, The Big Payback, as a member of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Until midnight tonight (May 2), any donations made to the Foundation through the CFMT web site will

Larry Carter, one of east Tennessee's most popular bluegrass personalities, died yesterday from a sudden and massive heart attack. He was 62 years of age. His close friend Steve Gulley tells us that Larry had complained of some occasional chest pain

Gena Britt is surely one of the most beloved personalities in bluegrass. Since she was a teenager, you could find Gena at festivals and conventions in the North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee region, looking for a jam and a chance

Last Friday during MerleFest in North Carolina, the finals of the 2019 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest were held before a panel of judges, live on stage. As is done each year at this prestigious competition, the top three finalists in

From Louisville, KY comes bluegrass singer and songwriter Aaron Biblehauser, and a new single from his upcoming full-length project, Wyoming Child. The album is a bluegrass tribute to Mickey Clark, a fellow Louisvillian who left behind a large catalog of music

Big news for lovers of traditional mountain music! Two of the most sincere and evocative vocalists in the genre will be touring together throughout 2019. Junior Sisk has added Heather Berry-Mabe and her husband, Tony Mabe, to the Junior Sisk Band.

Jesse Brock, veteran bluegrass mandolinist and leader of Mainline Express, and Kristine Renee Tallent, were married on April 27. The wedding was held at the Walland United Methodist Church in Walland, TN. It was a small, intimate service, with only family and close

The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced the 30 artists and acts invited to showcase during their 2019 World of Bluegrass convention in Raleigh, NC later this summer. Showcase artists are selected in a competitive process each year for