Author: John Lawless

Wilson Pickin's Promotions has announced the signing of Blue Moon Rising to the agency. They will provide publicity and media services to the band, who have a new album coming soon on Mountain Fever Records. The six-piece band is based in

Who says bluegrass isn't popular in Europe? Not the folks who run the Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival in The Netherlands. The annual free, downtown event drew 14,000 attendees in 2018, with music lovers from all over Europe making the trip. On offer

This is a busy April for Amanda Cook. She has a new album, Point Of No Return, just released on Mountain Fever Records. And she and her husband are furiously packing for a move from Florida to southwestern Virginia early

Asheville, NC's Unspoken Tradition has a new single this week, taken from their new album, Myths We Tell Our Young, due to release tomorrow on Mountain Home Music. For the single, they have chosen one called Force Of Nature, written by

John Eberle, a mastering engineer of the highest order in Nashville, died April 12 at at Dickson Health and Rehab in Dickson, TN. He was 79 years of age. It would be impossible to overstate Eberle's importance in music industry circles.

Sad news today from one of the standouts in the tradition al bluegrass field. Karl Shiflett, of Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show, announced that he has cancelled all his remaining 2019 performance dates to undergo and recover from surgery. He

Mountain Fever Music Group in Riner, VA has announced the formation of a new label imprint for the company. Now, in addition to their bluegrass label, Mountain Fever Records, and their Americana/roots label, Travianna Records, they will also manage and

The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville has announced that four new members of their Board of Directors have been elected by their member constituencies, and one other re-elected. The Board consists of 19 voting members, and two ex-officio members. They

Bob Cornett, a leader in bluegrass festival management in the eastern United States died on April 11. He was 89 years of age. Cornett and his family launched a number on festivals that are still in operation. In 1974 he and

When Larry Stephenson was driving with his band to West Virginia earlier this month, he wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary. They were scheduled to perform on the Wheeling Jamboree, a show headlined by his old pal Marty Stuart,