Author: John Lawless

Pinecastle is about to release Better Than I Deserve, their latest album from The Farm Hands, and have dropped a new music video today for the title cut. The song is From Your Knees, written by Leslie Ann Winn, and sung by

Patuxent Music has released an absolutely classic set of recordings from Red Allen and Frank Wakefield. The WDON Recordings contain 22 tracks cut in 1963 when Red and Frank had a recurring radio program at WDON AM in Wheaton, MD. This was

In this video, top picker and prewar banjo enthusiast Jim Mills proudly introduces his latest find, a Gibson Mastertone PB-3 conversion from 1929-30. After giving a brief overview of the banjo's history (almost without taking a breath), Jim goes on to play

Phil Leadbetter, bluegrass music's beloved Uncle Phil, shared this wonderful news with us tonight. "After nearly a 4 year battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, I got a all clear sign today from my oncologist following a PET scan. I was diagnosed in March

Jazz and progressive 5 string banjo player Ryan Cavanaugh has announced his exit from Bill Evans Soulgrass, a hybrid effort by noted sax man Evans to blend funk, jazz and bluegrass grooves. "After 9 years, over 25 countries, and thousands of

Nancy B. Brewer is a writer who specializes in historical and Christian fiction, with a special focus on books for young adult readers. She is also a lifelong fan of bluegrass music who has found a unique way to include

We've written several times of late about Gary Reid and his one-man show telling the life story of Carter Stanley, A Life of Sorrow – the Life and Times of Carter Stanley. Gary has spent several years writing the play,

We posted last week about the J.D. Crowe Tribute Band performing in Nashville and Kentucky, an endeavor by Don Rigsby and Josh Williams to remember the music of The New South, particularly from the Keith Whitley era. Fortunately, video of their performance

Over his holiday break from touring with Blue Highway, Tim Stafford took the occasion to get married. He wed Janet Sluss Ratliff on December 20 in a small ceremony with family and friends. Many congratulations to them both! No more sad songs from Tim

Taylor Pfeiffer is a talented young bluegrass and country artist from Australia who goes by the title, The Banjo Girl. At only 15 years old, she's appeared all across the continent and has had two songs from her debut EP,