Author: John Lawless

For their first new single of 2025 for Dark Shadow Recording, The Henhouse Prowlers have chosen one written by their guitarist, Chris Dollar, about the passing of the years. Titled Three Seasons, the song serves up a metaphor for our life

Billy Strings and Bryan Sutton - photo © Joshua Black Wilkins With literally no warning, Billy Strings has released a surprise live album recorded last year in Nashville with fellow flatpicking monster, Bryan Sutton. It's plainly titled Live at the Legion, for

When several interested bluegrass lovers near San Francisco, CA started discussions in 1974 about founding a non-profit organization to promote the music in their state, I'm sure they hoped for big things. But one doubts that they could have imagined

Nashville bassist Missy Raines remembers the 1970s, and pays tribute to early California grassers the Good Ol' Persons, in her latest single for Compass Records. To complete the west coast vibe, she sings a Kathy Kallick song, Anywhere The Wind

How would you like to have a bluegrass-themed craft brewery, food joint, and wine bar close to home? Well if you live in western North Carolina, you'll want to check out B Chord Live, located in Granite Falls, about 40 minutes

The IBMA Foundation, which fosters the growth of bluegrass music through educational and philanthropic efforts, has announced the awarding of $13,500 in grants from their Arnold Shultz Fund for 2025. Arnold Shultz was a mentor to Bill Monroe back in Kentucky,

Milan MIller is perhaps unique among Nashville's bluegrass singer/songwriters. Unique in that he's a non-touring artist, whose contributions consist of writing and recording his clever original songs, and supplying them to other artists. Oh, he's done his share of touring,

Mandy Tenery, owner and chief agent with Advance Artist Support, is pleased to announce new associations with Balsam Range and Darin & Brooke Aldridge for artist representation. Both are major bluegrass headliners, joining a roster already rich with bluegrass talent. Brian

The venerable Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival, held in northeastern Kentucky for more than three decades, has announced a change at the top. Lawrence Conn, the grandson of co-founder Sandy Knipp, who held the first event with his cousin, Marty Stevens,

Sharon White Skaggs, Cheryl White Jones, Jaelee Roberts, and Ricky Skaggs in the studio Just in time for Easter, critically-acclaimed bluegrass vocalist Jaelee Roberts has a single that shares her strong Christian faith, and her love for bluegrass gospel music. He's Gone