Author: John Lawless

Though bluegrass music has done well in recent years when it comes to jumping in on new tech developments, that wasn't always the case. Back when CDs had already become the standard in the industry, you could still buy 8-track

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes debuts at the Grand Ole Opry (4/2/25) - photo © Sophia Sharp Photography We reported earlier this week that Nashville fiddling sensation Bronwyn Keith-Hynes was to make her Grand Ole Opry debut as a solo artist on Wednesday, April

Summer Brooke Morgan, née McMahan, of Mountain Faith and Summer & Bray, and her husband, Chase Morgan, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Winslie Hart Morgan was born on March 29 at 12:02 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs, 10

Billy Blue Records has cooked up a fun music video for their new single with Kristy Cox, a grassed-up reworking of Lee Ann Womack's The Wrong Girl, originally released in 2004. It's included on Kristy's current Let It Burn album. Written

The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University is now accepting applications for their new Steve Cooley Banjo and Bluegrass Music Scholarship. Funded by anonymous donors, this new award will be given for the first time this year,

Veteran bluegrass vocalist Robert Hale is featured on a new single from Pinecastle Records, one written by Tim Stafford and Bobby Starnes called So Lonesome So Long. Hale has been kicking around the bluegrass scene for several decades now, starting out

Since being sold in 2018 during bankruptcy proceedings to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the iconic Gibson musical instrument company has been going through the many models of guitars they introduced to the market, and making refinements, or as they like to

Crandall Creek has announced the addition of mandolinist, fiddler, and vocalist Fiddlin' Ray Bruckman to the band. Known for his wide range of versatility, Ray is accomplished in bluegrass, old time, folk, and western swing music. He also leads his

Vickie Vaughn is a popular figure in the bluegrass world, both for her skills as a bassist, and for her sparkling personality. As comfortable with traditional as more progressive grass, she served for many years as the founding bass player

Turnberry Records has released a striking video for I've Made It Home, their current single for Shelton & Williams. Written and sung by Johnny Williams, one of the finest and most authentic traditional, mountain-style vocalists we have in contemporary bluegrass, it's