Author: John Lawless

British grassers The Jaywalkers paid a visit recently to the Big Comfy Bookshop in Coventry to shoot an episode of their Big Comfy Sessions. Shop owner Michael McEntee loves music as much as he does books, and regularly invites acoustic

Jamie Dailey, Jeff Parker, Jessie Baker, Gus Arrendale, Bob Mummert, and Darrin Vincent backstage at the Opry Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent took the opportunity of their recent appearance at the Grand Ole Opry to offer a tribute to several of

James Joyce was surely among the most celebrated and influential authors of the 20th century. The Irish novelist, playwright, and poet is remembered perhaps most widely for his magnum opus, Ulysses, and shorter works, A Portrait Of The Artist As

The Clay Hess Band has announced that Brady Wallen will begin touring with them on banjo, effective immediately. Brady is from Williamsburg, KY, and is currently studying in the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State

Bluegrass music lost one of its most iconic characters and soulful mountain-style singers with the passing of Dave Evans on Sunday evening, June 25. He was 65 years of age. Evans had given much of his life to bluegrass, developing a

Rising water just before dusk at Rudy Fest (6/23/17) - photo by Josh Trivett Usually it's a good thing when bluegrass makes it to the evening news. But a story of natural disaster is rarely happy news in anybody's book. Last night

Rebel Records has announced a new single from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, the first from their upcoming album, The Story We Tell. This first single has a Western theme, The Long Gone Out West Blues, and comes from Canadian

The Darrell Webb Band has announced a change in representation. They are now working with Grass Is Blue Entertainment, run by Ryan Frankhouser. Ryan is the guitarist for Remington Ryde, based in south/central Pennsylvania. He also manages the Remington Ryde Bluegrass

Old time icon Bruce Molsky and his Molsky's Mountain Drifters have shared a new music video of them performing Fiddler's Dream at The Old-Time Tiki Parlour in Los Angeles. In addition to Bruce on fiddle, the Drifters are Allison de Groot

Surely one of the most beloved characters in the bluegrass and old time scene in the Blue Ridge region this past 20 years was the late Bobby Martin, known at festivals, jams, and conventions as The Bluegrass Drummer. His was