Author: John Lawless

September 18 has been given as the release date for The Blue Are Still The Blues, a 15-song retrospective CD from Rebel Records taken from the four albums recorded for the label by The Traditional Grass in the 1990s. The highly influential

All of bluegrass music has been following Mountain Faith Band as they have navigated the pitfalls of America's Got Talent on NBC this summer. So far, they have won over the judges and the audience voters, and will appear tonight (9/1)

Betsy White shared another of her videos from the 2015 Bean Blossom festival, this time of the legends show from J.D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson, and Paul Williams. It finds them performing Once A Day, written by Bill Anderson, and a monster

With Jeremy Darrow moving to Front Country, Detour has welcomed a previous band member back to the fold. Jack Grant, who followed original Detour bassist Zak Bunce into the group, has rejoined the band. Jack lives in Grand Rapids, MI, close to

Not every bluegrass song has a deep meaning, nor a longstanding historical reference. But with William's Still Alive, the new single from Portland's Urban Monroes, we get both. Written by the Monroes' Fran Kent, the song describes her discovery of a document from

Young banjo players in Virginia are invited to submit entries for the inaugural edition of The Scott Street Five String Finals, a competition created in honor of the late Scott Street, a distinguished Virginia attorney and banjo loyalist who died

Front Country has recently brought Jeremy Darrow on board as the band's new bassist. He takes the spot vacated by Zach Sharpe who left as the band transitioned to a full-time touring group. Darrow received his musical training at the College of

The Jeff Austin Band has announced that Ryan Cavanaugh has joined the group on banjo, taking the spot recently vacated by Danny Barnes. This has been Jeff's performing vehicle since he left Yonder Mountain String Band in 2013. Cavanaugh joins Austin on

Mountain Home Music has released a compilation album for Lonesome River Band, containing 12 tracks from the band's prior projects for the label, which are no longer available on CD. LRB's Sammy Shelor chose the tracks for Coming Back Home To

One of the most talked-about aspects of the 2014 World of Bluegrass week in Raleigh was the temporary art exhibit, Banjostand, designed by Bland Hoke. It was constructed on site surrounding the iconic statue of Sir Walter Raleigh by Bruno Lucchesi. We