Author: John Lawless

Snow Child, a new musical based on the book by Eowyn Ivey, is set to open April 26 at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. Set in the unforgiving wilderness of Alaska in the 1920s, the show's music draws heavily on the lively

Summer Brooke & Mountain Faith have announced the newest member of their touring group. Nate Burie is coming onboard to play mandolin in place of Cory Piatt, who is leaving after next weekend. Nate is from Milwaukee, where he had been

Ida Clare, from Louisville, KY, captured a lot of attention last year when they won the inaugural band contest at the 7th annual John Hartford Memorial Festival in Bean Blossom, IN. Now their debut, self-titled album is ready to go,

The Care For Cancer festival, hosted by Zink & Company, has moved to a new location for 2018. The event will still feature a Saturday filled with great New England bluegrass in western Massachusetts, but it has moved to The Stationery

Back during the SPBGMA convention in February, I had the chance to spend some time with Amanda Cook and her husband, Dennis. They proved to be charming dinner companions, as did their banjo player, Carolyne VanLierop. As I had previously lived in

Katelyn Ingardia, guitarist and lead singer with Backline Bluegrass, and her husband, Dominic, are celebrating the birth of their second child this week. Dakota Quinn Ingardia was born at 11:02 a.m. on April 3, at the Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC. She arrived

If you haven't been following the evolution of Mountain Heart closely this past few years, you might be surprised by their new look and sound. The group that started with bluegrass superheroes Steve Gulley, Adam Steffey, Jim VanCleve, and Barry

Following our article last week announcing that Rhonda Vincent would be performing the music from her upcoming Bluegrass Legends project at the Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival in July, we had a chance to talk with Rhonda about the live

The finalists for the 2018 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest have been announced this morning. Sponsored and run by MerleFest, this competition has become the crown jewel for aspiring writers, both for the generous cash prizes awarded to the winners, and

On Saturday, March 31, Lincoln Center in New York hosted the 16th annual Independent Music Awards, where honors were announced in 96 musical categories, with nominees and winners from all over the world. Their focus is on self-produced efforts and