Author: John Lawless

Vince Herman with Leftover Salmon at DelFest 2025 - photo © Rob Laughter Here's a second gallery of images from DelFest 2025 in Maryland, courtesy of the organizers. Everyone seems to have been having a blast!

British Columbia's Under The Rocks has a brand new music video for their song, Bound For Glory, from their 2024 album, Honest Try. They have asked us to introduce the video to our readers, and we are happy to comply. The

The Acoustic Shoppe in Springfield, MO, together with Breedlove Guitars, are partnering with Guitars For Vets to give away at least 25 new guitars, starting on Memorial Day through to the end of June, in recognition of PTSD Awareness Month. For

Dan Tyminski at DelFest 2025 - photo © Heidi Holloway This is a big bluegrass weekend, as festivals all over the US are taking advantage of the Memorial Day weekend to host their events. On top of the Tony Rice Memorial

Concurrent with the release of Bluegrass State of Mind, his new album with Pinecastle Records, Danny Paisley has a single from the project to share. Have I Stayed Away Too Long is, like Paisley himself, a classic, first recorded by Tex

Joe Dan Cornett, Director of Publishing for Billy Blue Music Publishing; Mark BonDurant (seated); Jerry Salley,A&R/Creative Director, Billy Blue Records; and Rick Shelton, President, Daywind Publishing  Billy Blue Music Publishing has announced the signing of Ohio songwriter Mark BonDurant to their roster. The

Roger Beck, an original member of the northwest Arkansas bluegrass band, Harmony Hollow, died quietly at his home in Colcord, OK on May 19. He was 79 years of age. Roger was guitarist and a vocalist in the band. Outside of music,

David Adkins performs at a cancer benefit at the Shrine Park in Olive Hill, KY - photo © Styx Hicks Here's another example of how quickly bluegrass folks respond to tragedy, taking it upon themselves to help others in need. Carol Clevenger

Irish-born bluegrass artist Danny Burns, who puts the grit in gritty and the gin in ginger, has a real hit on his hands in Blue Ridge Blue. The song has spent the past five weeks on our Bluegrass Today Weekley

Bonfire Music Group has shared a new single from Shawn Lane & Richard Bennett, taken from their current EP, 1682. Interestingly, given the theme of most of the songs, and the fact that all the others were written by Lane and