Author: John Lawless

Russell Moore, band leader and primary vocalist with IIIrd Tyme Out has been announced as the recipient of the 2017 Heritage Award from the Uncle Dave Macon Days festival in Murfreesboro, TN. Each year the festival honors a member of the

The Cody Sisters, a pair of teen siblings from Colorado who perform regularly in the Denver area, are a young group you'll want to keep an eye on. Megan (14) plays guitar, and Maddie (12) is on mandolin. Their dad, Steve,

Poor Mountain Records has released a debut single from their upcoming project with Carolina Blue. It's a real barn burner of a track, written by J. Dutton, called Bonnie Goodbye. Tim Jones sings lead and plays mandolin, with Bobby Powell on

Thanks to the folks at Mandolin Cafe, who first published it over the weekend, mandolin lovers and fans of bluegrass history can watch video of the day Bill Monroe's iconic F-5 was returned to him in February 1986 after being

The Virginia Folk Music Association is on the hunt for bands from the Old Dominion interested in competing in their bluegrass band contest in October. A top prize of $1,000 is offered for Virginia-based groups, and the entry fee is only

Jason Burleson, founding banjo player with Blue Highway, was married on Saturday (4/29) to Courtney Austin. They held a private ceremony near their home in Tennessee. Speaking for Blue Highway, their publicist Sherri George tells us... "Jason and Courtney just had a

Junior Sisk has been producing bluegrass music of the highest caliber since the mid-1990s. Many fans first heard his soulful voice on Picture In A Tear, a Rounder release for the band, Wyatt Rice & Santa Cruz in 1996, though

Melissa Auell is a banjo-playing mom in Colorado, who decided to take on the problem of not finding children's books about bluegrass music herself. Of course, it helps that she's a professional writer and illustrator already, with the necessary skills

Galaxy Audio, makers of the popular Hot Spot powered monitor, have now added Bluetooth functionality to their PA6S unit. Now branded as the PA6BT, it boasts all the features as before in its compact 12'' x 8'' x 7'' system -

This past weekend saw another beautiful bluegrass wedding, this time in Jacksonville, FL where Sarah Harris, mandolinist and vocalist with Trinity River Band, was married to Bryce Hall. He is also a musician who performed with his family's bluegrass group,