Author: John Lawless

A new bluegrass music festival will take place in Kansas City, MO this spring. Bluegrass In The Bottoms is scheduled for May 19-20, bringing lots of music and craft beer to the city's West Bottoms region. Located where the Missouri and

The Band Of Ruhks has brought its former Lonesome River Band members vibe full circle with the recent addition of Brian Fesler to the group. He has stepped in to the spot vacated by John Meyer who had played with

Flatpicking sensation Rebecca Frazier has released a new music video, her second for an instrumental track she has written. We had previously featured her video for 40 Blues when it was released. This time it's Virginia Coastline, another of the tunes

Museum staff with newly-unloaded boxes of CDs from the collection of H. Conway Gandy The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY is in the early stages of archiving a large collection of recordings and other materials from the estate of

There's only another week left for artists wishing to submit an application for a showcase opportunity during AmericanaFest 2017. This annual convention of the Americana Music Association runs September 12-17 in Nashville, with invited acts given opportunities to perform before

Melanie Wilson with Wilson Pickins Promotions continues to snap up unaffiliated bluegrass bands across the US. She must be doing something right! The latest to join her growing roster of talent is southern Ohio's Nightflyer, who have been performing and recording

The one and only Del McCoury made an appearance on Jeopardy last week. Not as a contestant, mind you, but as a musical clue. We finally caught up with Del to see what he thought about the distinction. "Jeopardy is one of

Put this one on the list of things you didn't know you needed until you found out they existed. Larry Maglinger, a studio owner and engineer in Owensboro, KY, who is also a professional Rod Stewart impersonator, has combined his many

Valerie Smith has released a music video for Something About A Train, a song from her latest Bell Buckle Records CD, Small Town Heroes. It was written by Mitch Matthews, Dawn Kenney, and David Morris to describe the feeling we

The Bluegrass Jamboree, streaming bluegrass, traditional country, and Gospel music 24/7 online, is preparing to welcome their newest show host to the air. Dawn Mac will launch her own show on Monday nights from 8:00-10:00 p.m. (eastern) starting next week. Online