Author: John Lawless

Moonstruck Management has announced an agreement to serve as talent buyer for the Rockingham County Fair in Harrisonburg, VA. The week-long event is the largest agricultural county fair in the state, and serves as a destination for music lovers and

We've always said that bluegrass brings people together, and this past weekend, The Steep Canyon Rangers got the chance to make that happen in a very real way. During their set on Friday night in Roanoke, VA, Jacob Harbour - bass

When The Cleverly's rolled into the studios of WCYB TV in Bristol, TN last Friday, they just thought they would be performing on live television to promote their show that night at the Paramount Center. The guys did their bit, a

If you have a banjo picker on your Christmas list, here are a couple of ideas from BanjoLit. The Slovak-based company, which also ships in the US, has two new products that will appeal to serious banjo pickers all over

Noted Nashville guitarist and educator Stephen Mougin, known to friends as Mojo, has struck a deal with online instructional company TrueFire to produce an overview course called Bluegrass Rhythm Evolution. Their system is based on a free application that allows online

Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of Ohio's Nightflyer to the label. They will release the band's third album in 2018. Nightflyer was formed when Gospel singer and guitarist Richard Propps hooked up with bluegrass pro, mandolinist Rick Hayes, to start

Finland's top bluegrass act, Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers, have joined the 2017 Christmas parade with a two-sided single release timed for the holidays. The "A" side of the digital single is a new song from Syren, Bluegrass Christmas, taking a

Since 1923, the annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree has been a highlight of the holiday season in Washington, DC. Each year a magnificent tree is brought in to the capitol for placement at the White House, where it

Avery Welter has been announced as the new guitarist with The Larry Stephenson Band. He will be giving up his gig with The Churchmen, and starting with Larry in January. Welter is on hiatus from his studies in the ETSU Bluegrass,

The DC Bluegrass Union has announced the winners in their inaugural running of the Mike Auldridge Instrumental Composition Contest. After several successful years running a bluegrass song competition honoring the late Hazel Dickens, the Union decided to run a tune contest