Author: John Lawless

We've written a few times recently about the return of Mountain Heart - a reformed and refocused edition of the group, with a new, even-more-aggressive sound, and a youthfulness and energy they hope can win them a spot in the music world where fans

Flats & Sharps is a young band in England who are making quite a name for themselves within the trendy British music scene. They're five handsome lads with a passion for bluegrass, developed through busking for pocket money while in college. Now they've turned

Prominent Nashville publishing house and music production company, Banner Music, has announced that Jerry Salley has signed with their agency. Jerry has written a string of hit songs and album cuts in bluegrass and Gospel music, as well as mainstream country.

The venerable Huck Finn Bluegrass Music Festival, held each June in California since 1975, is celebrating their 40th anniversary at the 2016 event, June 10-12. Run from the start by Don and Barbara Tucker, the festival continued under family control for one year following his

We heard from Roger Randolph with The Bluegrass Mix, who is happy to report that their 24/7 bluegrass streaming service is back on the air after being dark for the past few weeks. In mid-February, after new royalty rates for music

What happens when a part time band suddenly becomes a major festival draw with runaway hit songs on radio, and record sales far beyond their expectations? Well, on top of lots of big smiles, high fives, and a greatly expanded

Here's a bit of political whimsy for you as you watch tonight's Super Tuesday election returns. It comes from those bluegrass rascals, The Darrell Brothers, who felt compelled to respond after seeing our story last week about Nathan Stanley endorsing Donald Trump. FOR

Rounder Records is celebrating March, and the imminent arrival of festival season, with 21 reissues of classic titles in their catalog, representing some of the finest bluegrass albums from the '70s, '80s, and '90s. These are all projects that have never

Mike Holmes, founder of Music Camps North, passed away on February 18. He was 74 years of age. He had retired from management of these very successful workshop weekends for banjo and mandolin players in New England in 2014, which continue

It's always great to see fine people achieve success in bluegrass music, or in any other endeavor in life. Such is the story of Buddy Melton and Milan Miller, a pair of picking buddies from western North Carolina this 20 plus