Author: John Lawless

The acoustic music scene in Boston has changed quite a bit this past ten years or so. Already a hub for gifted, young classical and jazz musicians studying at the city's premiere universities, the recent willingness of both Berklee and

1st Annual Veterans Bluegrass & Gospel Festival has been scheduled for October 20-21 in Sevierville, TN. Hosted by The American Legion Post #104 and Wilson Pickins Promotions, proceeds from the two day event will go to assisting military veterans and

The one year anniversary of James King's death has had a powerful impact on a great many bluegrass lovers, as did his passing on May 19, 2016. Both fans and fellow performers felt a close kinship with James as a

The results are in from the 2017 KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest, held each year during the Bluegrass and BBQ festival at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. Roughly a dozen young groups are invited to compete, with more than

We've written many times of late about the expansion plans at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. Through the diligent efforts of their board of directors, state and local municipal leaders, and a large number of generous donors,

For the first time in their 46 year history, the Deer Creek Fiddler's Convention in Westminster, MD has added a songwriting competition to their offerings for 2017. In addition to contests for bands and individual instrumentalists, in categories for bluegrass, old

Adam Wakefield with The Steeldrivers at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival (May 2017) - photo by Frank Baker Lots of bluegrass fans made a connection with Adam Wakefield last year when he was a contestant on The Voice, NBC television's popular vocal

The NFL Hall of Fame, that is, in Canton, OH! It's the highest honor a football player can receive, being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Players are even known to kid one another after a great play that

Greg Moore, from State College, PA, has been announced as the new fiddler with Carolina Blue, based in Brevard, NC. He is a long time bluegrass professional, having worked with Dave Evans and Riverbend, Tony Holt and The Wildwood Valley Boys,

Billy Droze is one of the freshest songwriting voices to hit bluegrass music in quite some time. He has a knack for the memorable line, tremendous skill assembling melodies, and the natural feel for what makes a great song that