Author: John Lawless

Australia's Mustered Courage is back with a new single, the title track from their upcoming album, When We Played With Fire. Their style of bluegrass is more urban than rural, with clever songwriting and solid musicianship, which has found a ready

It's been said many times of late that we are living through a golden age of banjos, a claim that seems easy to support. Even though the venerable Gibson Mastertone is no longer in production, there are a number of

Last month we shared news about a new children's Christmas book, Fly Possum Fly, written by noted singer and storyteller, Grant Maloy Smith. It's a charming story with a rural twist, where a team of possums step in to save

Pinecastle Records has released a music video for their first single from their new album from South Carolina's King James Boys. A fun song written by Gene Owens counting off all the "nots" we encounter in this world, it's a play

Blackberry Blossom Farm, also known as The Skillman Family, have released a music video from their latest CD, Mama's Apron Strings. The band features three California sisters on mandolin, fiddle, and guitar, with dad on bass. With all the girls still in

Hurricane Florence has disrupted just about everyone's plans for this weekend. Sporting events, community gatherings, and arts performances throughout North and South Carolina, and many parts of Virginia, have been cancelled or postponed as uncertainties about the path of the

When we spoke recently with Tim Shelton about the dissolution of NewFound Road, he indicated that he simply had too many irons in the fire to spend time trying to arrange NFR reunion shows. One of those irons he mentioned

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville has announced a special, all-star concert on October 24 as part of their ongoing exhibit honoring Ralph Stanley. Billed as A Tribute to Ralph & Carter Stanley, the show will feature

The highly-anticipated debut single from the new Appalachian Road Show was released today, giving the bluegrass world a first listen to this group recently formed by Barry Abernathy and Darrell Webb. Signed by the likewise new Billy Blue Records label,

Rural Rhythm Records has released a second single from bluegrass singer/songwriter Eddie Sanders, produced in collaboration with Engelhardt Music Group. It also appears on his latest project, Fast Train To Lonesome, released back in mid-August. This new song was written by