Author: John Lawless

The civic center in West Jefferson, NC was the site this past Saturday when Mountain Fever Records artists ClayBank assembled to celebrate the release of their new album, No Escape. Friends and fans filled the halls to hear the guys perform

The South East Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA), a regional chapter of Folk Alliance International, will present a SERFA Award to longtime bluegrass and Americana artist/producer Jim Rooney at their annual SERFA Conference in Montreat, NC on May 18. Rooney has been

This past weekend, Terry Smith, bass player with The Grascals, was wed to LuAnn Adams in a private ceremony in Murfreesboro, TN. Both are long time grassers, but from opposite sides of the stage. Terry has performed in the bluegrass world

Pinecastle Records has released a music video for their current single from The Clay Hess Band, Cold and Lonely. The track is available for download purchase now, and will be included on the new band album, Just Another Story, due July

Cody Kilby teaching guitar at DelFest Academy Plenty of folks knows about the big DelFest hootenanny, held each spring in Cumberland, MD, and hosted by none other than Del McCoury. All sorts of artists perform at the festival, culled from Del

Here's one for those lovers of the old time bluegrass sound. Rounder Records has released a music video from David Davis & The Warrior River Boys to coincide with their single, Milwaukee Blues, which drops tomorrow. It will appear on the

April 14 was a big day for The Allegheny Drifters. After 15 years performing together, the day was proclaimed as Allegheny Drifters Day by the Mayor of their home town of Pittsburgh. The band played an anniversary concert that day, complete with

Nefesh Mountain has released another video from their latest album, Beneath The Open Sky.  Like all their music, the video highlights the husband-and-wife team of Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg. She sings, and he plays banjo and guitar, and together they

Jamgrass favorites Yonder Mountain String Band has a special treat for the fans and followers. After completing the 2018 Spring Tour along the west coast, and recording all the shows as is their habit, they have culled the tracks, picked

Brien Fain, a popular old time banjoist from Stuart, VA, died on April 18 following a prolonged illness. He was 46 years of age. A native of Virginia's Patrick County, Fain was at least a seventh-generation mountain musician, growing up in