Author: John Lawless

If you've ever wondered what Virginia bluegrass sounds like, the 31st annual Graves Mountain Festival of Music at the end of May has it in spades. In fact, this will be the third year since the Graves family, who own

Molly Tuttle may be stepping away from bluegrass for the next little while, but her Golden Highway bass player, Shelby Means, is hanging on tight. Her debut self-titled solo album is due at the end of the month, with a

Most of us first heard Nick Dumas as a member of Special Consensus, but long before he joined them in 2015, Nick was a fixture on the bluegrass scene in the northwest. As a pre-teen, he played with his grandfather's

Molly Tuttle has announced the dissolution of her current touring band, Golden Highway, and will be out with a new group this summer. Several of her current Golden Highway bandmates are actively pursuing solo careers this year, particularly fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

Celebrated California luthier Gary Vessel, builder of fine violins and mandolins, suffered a severe stroke on May 7, and is currently hospitalized in critical condition. Stroke care has come a long way in recent years, and there is a realistic

Carson Peters has been winning people over with his talent and personality since he was a wee lad, and he's still going strong as a young man. Using his skills at singing and playing the fiddle, he and his band,

South Carolina's Willie Wells & The Blue Ridge Mountain Grass took a major award recently when they were named Bluegrass Gospel Group of the Year by Christian Voice magazine. This was the second year in a row they have earned

When we were all listening to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in the 1970s and '80s, who ever thought that so many of his songs would become bluegrass covers. Not me, that's for sure. After several from Dale Ann Bradley and

East Nash Grass, fast becoming Nashville's favorite bluegrass group, spread a bit of confusion today with their announcement of a new album, All God's Children, expected August 22 on Mountain Fever Records. With that title, many surmised that this was

The Mason Ruble Memorial Scholarship, named in honor of the young Kansas banjo player who died tragically just before his 21st birthday, has announced their 2025 awards. This is the second year of these grants, which pay the way for