Author: John Lawless

Colorado has often been the source for new sounds in the bluegrass world. Who can forget the impact of Hot Rize when they burst upon the scene in 1979, or Front Range in the '90s. More recently The Railsplitters have

Man About A Horse is a young quintet from Philadelphia who write and record original acoustic music in a bluegrass setting. They also seem to have a thing for literary references, judging by the title of their new video, You

Jam Band Reunion at MerleFest 2017 - photo by William Sparklin Johnny Warren, Mark Schatz, Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, and Bryan Sutton With a reputation as an event with a wide array of stylistic offerings, don't forget that bluegrass is

Ronnie McCoury at Old Settler's Music Festival (April 2017) - photo by Tom Dunning 2017 was the 30th Anniversary event for the Old Settler's Music Festival in the Texas hill country west of Austin. They offer four days of music, blending

Mountain Home Music has announced a June 23 release for Mayhayley’s House, their next album for Lonesome River Band. It will contain 13 new tracks from one of bluegrass music's most enduring bands, now in their 34th year of performing and

Linda Stokley performs her winning bluegrass song at MerleFest 2017 - photo by Ryan Case This past weekend at MerleFest, the winners were announced in the 2017 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. Finalists had been announced a few weeks ago, and placement

Everybody loves a song about bluegrass music... right? Dailey & Vincent have a new music video for one from their latest album, Patriots & Poets. It's one that Jamie Dailey wrote with Bill Anderson and Jeffery East that includes the titles

With much of the US expecting pleasant spring weather this weekend, there may not be as many people at home watching TV. But if you do find yourself in front of the screen, here are a couple of opportunities to

Earlier this week in an interview with Katy Daley, Tom Mindte made reference to the encouraging number of young bluegrass pickers and singers he finds in southern Virginia and western North Carolina. The music is definitely more a part of

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper have announced their newest band member, Jasiah Shrode on banjo. He takes the spot vacated by Cody Looper who left the group to spend more time close to home. A Missouri native, Shrode has been playing several