Author: John Lawless

Wayne Bledsoe will step away from the microphone this weekend after nearly 40 years as host of Bluegrass for a Saturday Night on KMST in Rolla, MO. The station is affiliated with the University of Missouri in Rolla, where Wayne taught

You know that feeling when you discover something that you really need, but didn't even know it even existed a moment earlier? Yeah... it's like that. The Darrell Brothers have released the first episode of what they hope will be a

Doyle Lawson has spent a lot of time playing bluegrass. From performing with Jimmy Martin as a teen, and J.D. Crowe as a young man, through an 8 year stint with The Country Gentlemen, and his now 38 year run

We have just learned of the passing of Pete Kuykendall, surely among the most consequential figures in bluegrass music during the 20th century. According to his wife, Kitsy, Pete passed in his sleep last night at the nursing facility where

Chris Jones' expert sleuthing efforts notwithstanding, the bona fide 2017 World Of Bluegrass seminar schedule is now available to view on the IBMA web site. The master schedule is displayed in a color-coded block grid that allows you to see every

The promoters of the Hoedown On The Harpeth festival in Kingston Springs, TN have announced the inaugural Tennessee Style Fiddle Contest to be held during the festival this fall. Four age-specific categories and an open entry group have been created,

To celebrate the release of their second album, Hank, Pattie & The Current have released a live video of the title track, Hold Your Head Up High. The North Carolina band was formed to write and record contemporary vocal music using

Unfortunately, a story has been circulating online today saying that Russell Moore, fearless leader of bluegrass supergroup IIIrd Tyme Out, has been hospitalized with a serious infection. While it is not true that Russell is in the hospital, he was diagnosed

We just received this very encouraging report from Tommy Long, guitarist and vocalist with Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, about his progress healing from treatment for throat cancer. He has been on a medical leave of absence from the band

This marks our third, and hopefully final, article about the flap between the IBMA and the original 2017 International Bluegrass Music Awards show producers that led to them resigning earlier this month. The simplest facts of the matter are these: Producer