Author: John Lawless

Folks in the know in the world of bluegrass have had their eye on Mo Pitney for quite some time. He demonstrated his grass cred on last year's Croweology project from Rickey Wasson, where he delivered a number of New South

Kevin Richardson has spent most of his adult life as a bluegrass performer. Whether fronting his own group or assisting established artists on stage, he's spent his career playing the music he loves as a guitarist and a singer. His

At this year's Anaheim NAMM show, Preston Thompson Guitars in Oregon introduced a number of new models based on the Martin 0000 body size, sometimes called an M style. These are slightly longer than the dreadnaught body, with a wider

Bob Shue, popular North Carolina luthier and instrument repairman, has died. He was 81 years old when he passed on February 1. Known in later years primarily for his hand made mandolins, Bob had also been a performer as a younger

As the 2017 SPBGMA National Convention in Nashville comes to a close in Nashville, the organization hands out their annual awards, voted on by the attendees at the weekend festival at the Music City Sheraton. And the winners are: Bluegrass Promoter

The results are in for the 2017 SPBGMA International Band Championship. Top finishers have often gone on to success in the professional realm. The annual competition attracts the very best young bluegrass bands from all over the US, who go head-to-head

Popular bluegrass radio host Sherry Boyd, staple of WPAQ in Mt Airy, NC for more than 20 years, has been let go by their sister station, WBRF, Classic Country 98.1, in Galax, VA. Boyd had been hosting Monday Night Bluegrass

Bluegrass lovers in the Potomac and Chesapeake regions of Maryland have been accustomed to attending the annual L’il Margaret’s Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival for the past 28 years. Each August they would head for the Goddard Farm to

Randm Records has released a pair of singles from Tommy Brown & The County Line Grass, both set for inclusion on their next project together. One is a new composition from Josh Rinkle, guitarist with Po' Ramblin' Boys and a former

When we posted a list of hotel showcases for this weekend's SPBGMA convention in Nashville yesterday, we missed a couple of big ones. Tonight Wilson Pickins Productions and The Bluegrass Jamboree will host an off-site event at the Texas Troubadour Theatre,