Author: John Lawless

No chronicling of contemporary bluegrass could be complete without the story of Sam Bush. From a fiddle contest champ in the '60s, to his time with Bluegrass Alliance in the '70s - and the launch of New Grass Revival -

Yonder Mountain String Band has dropped a new music video, showcasing a song from their new album, and their touring lineup for 2015. The song was written and sung by Yonder's bass man, Ben Kaufmann, who told Rolling Stone that he

West Virginia's Lonesome Highway has announced some major personnel changes heading into the 2015 season. Guitarist/vocalist Buddy Dunlap and bassist Cody Brown have departed to focus on their other musical venture, Bud's Collective, who have recently released a strong new

The Kevin Prater Band has announced the addition of Tyler Robertson on banjo. Tyler is just 19 years old, but has already gained several years of experience playing bluegrass with Bobby Maynard and Breakdown, Cornerstone, Ned Crisp and Bottomline, and The Corey Hensley

It looks like we will soon have to address Leigh and Eric Gibson as Doctor, as they are both being awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the State University of New York. They had already received bachelors degrees

Bluegrass singer and songwriter Ginger Boatwright may have been born in Mississippi, but she's been an Alabama gal most of her life. She had an active life in bluegrass, performing with Red, White & Blue (Grass) in the 1970s, and

Bluegrass is well-represented on the upcoming Yep Roc Records project, Sawyer Sessions, Season 1, set for LP release on Record Store Day, April 18. The album contains tracks from the YouTube music series by the same name, created by filming a

Those who follow the international press may recognize that the term Americanization is used pejoratively by some guardians of European culture. The worldwide dominance of the English language, the American dollar, and US pop culture is viewed by some as a

MerleFest has announced the finalists in their 2015 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, an invitational competition being held for the 23rd time this year during the festival on April 24. Three finalists are selected in four categories from among the hundreds of

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have released the first video from their upcoming Pinecastle album, Country Grass. It's a collaboration with The Kentucky Headhunters on a grassy version of their song, Runnin' Water.   Runnin' Water is also offered as a single in