Author: John Lawless

Cumberland River, the bluegrass bruisers from Harlan, KY, are back with us again after roughly a year off. Following a raucous start in 2011 owing in part to an association with the FX television series, Justified, the band suffered the loss

Mountain Faith has released a music video for the first single from their current album, Blue. It's for the quasi-title track, Feelin' Blue, written and sung by the lovely and talented Summer McMahan.  

The nominees have been announced for the 41st annual Bluegrass Music Awards by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music for America. Winners will be selected by a vote occurring during the SPBGMA convention in Nashville, February 5-8, and announced during

Dixie Hall, life and songwriting partner to Tom T. Hall, and a major figure in the music industry of Nashville, died last night at her home. She was 80 years old. Miss Dixie, as she was known to family and friends, had

Most of us know how difficult it can be to establish a career in music, and it's no easier for bluegrass acts than it is for anyone else. For a young female vocalist trying to raise a new family at the

Here's a great story about the power of bluegrass music. How many of us have thought that if only more people heard and experienced our music live, they would become instant fans. Well it appears that this works on business-minded music

Jessica Stiles has announced the digital release of her new five song EP, Little Darlin', with contributions from Mike Compton, Charlie Cushman, Josh Williams, Shad Cobb, and Kent Blanton. A pair of songs from the album will be made into a

We caught up yesterday with Josh Shilling, lead singer in the newly-reformed Mountain Heart, and asked him to fill our readers in on the new band structure, the new album they are putting the finishing touches on, and what to

To celebrate the release of their new Compass Records album, Before The Sun Goes Down, Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley have created a live performance video for CMT Edge. It finds the somewhat unlikely duo running through one of Trey's

The International Bluegrass Music Association has opened the submission process for artists wishing to apply for a chance to appear as part of the Bluegrass Ramble showcase performances during the 2015 World of Bluegrass convention this Fall in Raleigh, NC. As many