Author: John Lawless

Flashback, a band consisting of former members of J.D. Crowe & The New South, are the latest members of the Wilson Pickins family. The company, managed by Melanie Wilson, offers publicity, management, and booking services to a large stable of

It's Flatt Lonesome everywhere! Daniel Mullins, mid-morning host on Classic Country Radio, has come up with a clever idea for a special program once a month. Starting tomorrow (October 6), the first Friday of each month will be declared Flatt Lonesome

RenoFest, which ran successfully in South Carolina in honor of banjo legend Don Reno, is shutting down operations after a 20 year run. It would seem that the festival, which launched with a volunteer staff in Hartsville in 1998, the brainchild

Front Country was among the alternative acoustic groups who brought their music to the IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention in 2015, where they were an invited showcase act. Since that time their star has continued to shine, based on the

Jesse McReynolds with his therapist at Sumner Regional Medical Center - photo by Joy McReynolds We caught up this afternoon with Joy McReynolds to check on the status of her husband, Jesse. The mandolin legend was hospitalized in Nashville on September

Nathan Stanley has organized an all-star concert to honor the memory of his grandfather, the great Ralph Stanley, with whom he had toured during the last years of Ralph's life. It will feature a couple dozen bluegrass and country stars

Rebel Records in Virginia has announced the signing of Tennessee bluegrass band High Fidelity to the label. It's a good fit as Rebel has long been the home of some of the finest traditional bluegrass ever recorded, and High Fidelity is

In all the excitement of last Thursday's Special Awards ceremony in Raleigh, it seems we neglected to publish a report on the proceedings, or share any of Frank Baker's photos. The Special Awards are honors handed out to the non-musical parts

Shortly before the IBMA convened their World of Bluegrass last week, Kevin and Debbie Williamson signed their family band, Williamson Branch, with Pinecastle Records in North Carolina. The group consists of Kevin on guitar and Debbie on mandolin, with their three

Cf Martin and the IBMA have teamed up to offer a new CS-Outlaw-2017 guitar at auction, with all proceeds going to the Bluegrass Trust Fund whose mission is to assist members of the professional bluegrass community in emergency financial need. The