Author: John Lawless

Barry Poss, co-founder and longtime owner of Sugar Hill Records, died just after midnight this morning at the Duke Medical Center in Durham, NC. He was 79 years of age at his passing from complications of multiple myeloma. A native of

A pair of bluegrass pickers in the Boston area have launched a new web site, The Picker's Guide, that is certain to be a useful resource for players and jammers all over the world. Their goal is to be the

Every so often we have to remind ourselves that Jerry Salley is more than just a hard-charging and very successful executive with Billy Blue Records, signing artists and producing their records. He is also a singer and songwriter in his

Donna Ulisse, Andrea Roberts, Dr. Roy Young, Keith Barnacastle, and Rebekah Speerwith Turnberry Records at their new office space in Lebanon, TN Turnberry Records has packed up their belongings and inventory, and moved the company offices from Rancho Mirage, CA, where

Ahead of this weekend's Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival in Sevierville, TN, which also includes a state championship BBQ competition, restaurants throughout the city are participating in Bloomin' BBQ Food Week, offering a wide variety of smoky flavors inspired

For his latest single for Mountain Fever Records, bluegrass singer and multi-instrumentalist Will Clark has chosen a new song about labor strife in the early 20th century. Battle of Blair Mountain recalls the bloody battle fought in Logan County, WV in

Newgrass pioneers Leftover Salmon have released a music video for their latest single, Twisted Pine, as their latest album, Let's Party About It, is released today. The single features guest appearances from superstars Del McCoury, Sam Bush, and Jason Carter, on

The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce's Chamber Young Professionals of Owensboro, KY, a city which has adopted a specific Bluegrass Music Initiative to entice bluegrass lovers to visit their community, will unveil their large-format, six-panel bluegrass mural project on May

The long-running Midwest Banjo Camp, celebrating their 20th year in 2025, is introducing a track for bluegrass vocals for the first time this year. Focusing, of course, on the banjo, with instruction on bluegrass and old time banjo at four

Larry Cordle has announced the signing of seasoned Nashville vocalist Val Storey to his Mighty Cord Records, and has released a new single to introduce her to the wider bluegrass world. Cordle, of course, is among the most celebrated songwriters in