Author: John Lawless

Patton Wages with Volume Five - photo by Ted Lehmann Pickers in north Georgia have a great new opportunity to study with a top pro player. Patton Wages, banjo player with Volume Five, will be teaching at Acoustic Cellar Guitars in Clarkesville

During World of Bluegrass last month in Raleigh, I caught a live set from Hawktail, who were there as an official Bluegrass Ramble Showcase act. Writing at the time of their remarkable virtuosity, especially Paul Kowert's on the bass, I

Donna Ulisse, Ali Shumate, and Kathy Sacra Anderson as Shumate signs with Hadley Music Group Ali Shumate, a bluegrass singer and songwriter from West Palm Beach, FL, has signed with the Hadley Music Group in Nashville. Hadley will publish her music

Kris Wheeler, co-director of the feature film, Revival: The Sam Bush Story, has announced that the project has been accepted for distribution by Amazon, and will be available for rent or purchase there starting November 1. That means that Amazon Prime

The 12th annual Hoppin' John Old Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention was held this past weekend in Pittsboro, NC on its rescheduled dates after Hurricane Florence's rain forced its cancellation back in September. Most of the artists booked to appear in

Roland White is among our most senior members of the bluegrass community, having been involved in the music professionally for more than 60 of his 80 years. During that time he performed with some of the most influential acts in

James "JC" Curleigh, new Gibson CEO and President Gibson Brands Inc announced today the naming of a new senior management team, including James "JC" Curleigh as the new CEO and President, stepping into the role played for many years by Henry Juszkiewicz.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula may not be where most folks would go looking for bluegrass. Set in amongst the Great Lakes, the region was settled first by the Algonquin tribes, and later by European immigrants in search of a fortune mining

We don't often promote crowdfunding campaigns from artists trying to raise money to complete recording projects. There are a great many of them, and not all of them are worthwhile, though we do try to let our readers know about

Mountain Fever Records has released a new single today for Irene Kelley, one she wrote with Terry Herd and Billy Droze. It works the familiar terrain of the clatter of a train, something that many folks find comforting, especially those who