Author: John Lawless

Dailey & Vincent have announced the addition of Baltimore fiddler Patrick McAvinue to their touring band. He takes the spot recently vacated by BJ Cherryholmes, who has travelled with the group this past six years. BJ and his wife, Devon, are

On Monday we reported the news that Kenneth Lynn Seagroves, charged in a brutal, unprovoked assault on bluegrass singer/songwriter David Via in 2013, would face trial in the term that started this week in Burke County, NC. The attack struck all concerned

The folks at Wilson Pickins Bluegrass Promotions have teamed up with the Cortland Country Music Park in New York's Finger Lakes region to launch a new bluegrass festival in the summer of 2017. The inaugural Uncut Grass Festival will debut June

The Duplin County Events Center in Kenansville, NC has announced that they will host the first annual Blue, Brew & Que Festival in the spring of 2017. This 2 day, Friday/Saturday festival will bring top names in bluegrass to eastern North Carolina on

The Department of Music at the University of North Carolina and their Southern Folklife Collection will be hosting an academic seminar at the Chapel Hill campus as part of their new Bluegrass Initiative. The initiative is an effort to incorporate the

Musicians Belt, who for years has been offering high-quality no-scratch leather belts for string musicians, has announced a new program. The company now has a laser engraver in the shop, allowing them to cut custom logos into plain leather belts, and

On October 24, Jeremy Garrett of The Infamous Stringdusters, and his wife, Connie, welcomed their first child into the world. Shiloh Dove Garrett is the name they have chosen for their lovely young daughter. Jeremy says that he is in love already. "She's

Civilization VI, the recently-released video game from Firaxis and 2K Games, contains a special treat for fans of bluegrass and old time music. Patrick McAvinue and Brad Kolodner from Charm City Junction were tapped to provide some of the music

Yesterday afternoon at the Patuxent Music studio in Rockville, MD Kevin Prater joined the family of artists recording for Tom Mindte and Patuxent. He and his Kevin Prater Band will begin work shortly on a new album, hopefully to be released early in

After seeing success with their handmade, wooden armrests for banjo players with nickel allergies, the Banjolit company has introduced a version of Dr. Arm for mandolin. Armrests for mandolin have become quite popular of late, patterned almost exactly on the sort