Author: John Lawless

Paul Williams, one of the most dynamic and enduring entertainers in bluegrass, has decided to call it a day. Having written a handful of classic songs over his career, which has involved 60 years running the roads, no one is

Starting this week, and running through the end of 2014, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is hosting a special exhibition of historic guitars from C.F. Martin. Drawn from their own inventory of classic Martins, ones donated from the

We have another grasser in need, for whom friends have organized a benefit concert to help defray medical bills, associated costs and lost income. Regular readers will recall seeing news of John "Buckwheat" Green suffering a heart attack back in November

Alabama's David Davis is celebrating 30 years in bluegrass music during 2014, which he will cap off by accepting an induction into the National Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in August. Davis, along with his Warrior River Boys, has been

Over Christmas, Gary Brewer and his family put together a pair of fun music videos, which they produced themselves using their own video equipment. They had so much fun doing it, they have decided to create a monthly webcast reality

Lynda and Jamie Dawson, of North Carolina's Kickin Grass, are celebrating the birth of their second daughter. Ella Jean Dawson was born on Sunday (1/19/14) at 2:35 a.m. She came in at 5 lbs, 13 oz, one month early. Mom, dad, baby

Are you a fan of the Travel Channel... or the popular genre of antiquing and restoration on TV these days? If so you are liable to hear some fine bluegrass when you tune in to Travel's newest show, Backroad Gold with

Sad news for fans of the gritty, eastern Kentucky based outfit, Cumberland River, who have just announced the immediate dissolution of the group. They recorded a pair of albums for Rural Rhythm Records, and generated a good bit of buzz through

July 4 has long been a big holiday in the bluegrass world. Major festivals abound, and most every local and regional band has a fair, pig pickin' or backyard party to play. Somehow, summer and bluegrass music just go hand in

Is there anyone more beloved inside bluegrass music than Terry Baucom? His banjo style is plainly definitive of the link between Earl Scruggs, through J.D. Crowe, and on to modern 1-4-5 drive. On top of that, he is among the kindest,