Author: John Lawless

With the rapid growth of home recording software and technology, it's never been easier to create your own album - or single - and get it to the online market. Most new computers ship with at least basic software for

The Purple Hulls are a pair of identical twin sisters, Katy and Penny Clark, in northeastern Texas who play and sing bluegrass and acoustic Americana music. Their latest album is a Christmas album, called A Christmas Album, which features a mix

As befits a city in the Bluegrass State, the Lexington Music Awards include a bluegrass category in their annual music industry awards process. Each year since 2015, both the general public in and around Lexington, KY, and a panel of local

Jesse McReynolds receives a letter of intent from Megan Darby for his honorary doctorate from Glenville State Glenville State College in West Virginia, one of several institutes of higher learning to offer a bachelors degree in bluegrass music, has announced plans

The Mountain Music Project, a film about a pair of bluegrass musicians who visited Nepal to meet and jam with folk musicians in that Asian nation, is now available as part of Amazon Prime. Subscribers to Amazon's service can rent

Recording King has announced the availability of its most recent reso-guitar, a signature model for Phil Leadbetter. The RR-75PL-SN was designed in direct cooperation with Phil, with an interior bracing pattern made to his specifications. Intended to offer professional quality and

Pittsburgh's Allegheny Drifters had a big night earlier this month when they were invited to perform at the Steel City premiere of the National Geographic documentary, Paris To Pittsburgh. The film, which began airing on the National Geographic channel on December 12,

Ever since I was a teenager in the early '70s, I have been convinced that Paperback Writer from The Beatles would make an excellent bluegrass number. It had been a #1 hit for the band in 1966, and its beat

Virginia's Crooked Road, a public/private partnership which utilizes the native folk music and culture of the Appalachian region as a draw for tourism, has announced a focus on the music of the early pioneers of bluegrass music for its 5th annual

Popular bluegrass singer and songwriter, Dave Adkins, has been in touch today with some news about his touring band headed into the new year. For several years now, Dave has been winning fans in the bluegrass world for his uniquely powerful