Author: John Lawless

Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of a new bluegrass act, Merle Monroe, consisting of a pair of veterans coming together to share the particular kind of music they love best. The two principals are Tim Raybon, long time grasser and

Herschel Sizemore, a true hero in the bluegrass mandolin world, is back home after a brief hospitalization last week. He had been in hospital to have a pacemaker installed to help regulate his heartbeat. The Sizemore family says that he already

The Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival near Thousand Oaks, CA is the latest California icon to fall victim to the raging wildfires north of Los Angeles. Since 1990, the festival has been hosted at the Paramount Ranch in the Santa

As bluegrass music has become more popular, it has found its way in to a great many places you wouldn't have expected. It is no longer uncommon to find colleges and universities teaching about the music, or forming ensembles to

One of the most popular festivals of the summer circuit is surely the annual Musicians Against Childhood Cancer, held in Ohio each July. Known to regulars simply as The MACC, the festival not only brings together fine bluegrass music with

Here's another lovely Christmas single you can include in your holiday music rotation, an instrumental version of O Holy Night from Kristin Scott Benson. Music is the family business for Kristin, who plays banjo with The Grascals. Her husband, Wayne Benson,

All eyes have been on California this past few weeks as wildfires have raged in multiple parts of the state, burning untold acres of native woodland, and destroying business and residential properties of entire communities in their wake. To this

During this past weekend's Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, show hosts Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers made a special announcement from the stage. Joe called Jerry Salley out to join them, in his position as Creative and A&R Director of Billy

Here's another Veteran's Day song, courtesy of Higher Ground Bluegrass from New Mexico. Titled Put My Mind At Ease, the song was written about returning vets who suffer with PTSD by Duke Weddington, Felix Rodriguez, Jose Antonio Ponce and Dan Johnsen. They

Gina Keltner with the Opry presents Del McCoury with a 15th Anniversary print - photo by Chris Hollo Last Saturday when The Del McCoury Band performed on the Grand Ole Opry, Del was surprised between shows with a special 15th Anniversary