Author: John Lawless

When the weather starts getting cold in the mountains, folks with the ways and means start looking for ways to head south for a bit. The guys with Monroeville, based in east Tennessee, found a three-night booking in St. Augustine,

Jarrett Bellini is a vlogger and online columnist based in Atlanta who posts regularly with his thoughts on popular culture, and interviews he records with music and arts celebrities who pass through town. Back in September, Jarrett caught up with

In an article earlier this month, we mentioned that Nechville and the BanjoHangout would be working together on a raffle to benefit long time grasser Jack Hatfield, who lost nearly everything he owned in the wildfires that ravaged Pigeon Forge

Like a lot of people, we are taking some time during the holidays to cast our gaze back over the past year, and finding a few things that we missed or overlooked during 2016. One is a terrific new app for

Kathy Boyd, of Portland, Oregon's Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising, has been awarded a silver medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Song and Lyrics category of the 2016 Global Music Awards. The award was given for her song, Who Will

Claire Lynch is reaching out to her many fans for assistance in preparing the next video for her current album, North By South. She's already picked the song, Black Flowers, written by Lynn Miles, a dark, brooding number about a woman

As we get close to the end of another year, many of us find ourselves on the lookout for opportunities to make charitable donations to organizations that reflect our interests and values. If you are a bluegrass music lover, especially

Traditional American music had few friends more dedicated or influential than Joe Wilson, who lived from 1938 to 2015. Joe served as Executive Director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts for 28 years, during which time he also

Mountain Home Music has announced February 10 as the release date for Made To Move, the next album from Chris Jones and The Night Drivers. The title references the extreme travel the band engages in on a regular basis. Bandleader Jones

Dave Adkins has released a lyric video for his current single, Turn and Burn, a bluesy truck driving song he wrote along with David Morris and Dawn Kenney. It appears on his recent self-titled album from Mountain Fever. Turn and Burn