Author: John Lawless

Popular music venue the Stompin' Ground dance hall in Maggie Valley, NC caught fire earlier this afternoon, and based on photos from the scene, it appears that extensive damage has occurred. The venue has hosted plenty of bluegrass and country shows

Mountain Fever Records has released a clever animated music video for their current single for bluegrass singer/songwriter Mason Via, Falling. Mason has a particular knack for songwriting, which is evident in this one created with Charlie and Dover Chamberlain. It captures the

Lifelong bluegrass and country fiddler Zeke Dawson died on November 11 at his home near Nashville, TN. He was 84 years of age. Zeke had played in numerous bluegrass groups, as well as top country artists in Nashville. Born in Prince

The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, KY has announced a new event next month, a two-day indoor concert and workshop event honoring the music and legacy of John Hartford. Billed as John Hartford Days, and running January

Retro 78 - photo © Laci Mack Retro 78 has a new single sure to delight everyone who appreciates old time traditional bluegrass and country music. It's a bright, medium-tempo song written and sung by guitarist Clint Groves called My Darling's

Rock Hearts has jumped in to the Christmas bluegrass single mix at the last minute with a song from their current album. It's Willie Nelson's Pretty Paper, a heartbreak number that was a hit for Roy Orbison in 1963. The boys

Thomas Gantzerek is a musician and lyricist living in Japan, who goes professionally as Tom Gantz. He has composed a clever secular bluegrass Christmas song for this season, about a tragic incident in which Santa's sleigh breaks down in the

The entire bluegrass world was shocked when Audie Blaylock died unexpectedly earlier this year. Only 61 years of age, he had been present in professional bluegrass all of the past four decades, and in such a highly visible way, that

The Burnett Sisters Band have a new song to share with a dismal title, Sorrow, Grief and Pain, written by their guitarist, Geary Allen. It's their latest single for Pinecatle Records. The title may suggest dreariness, but it's a high-energy, minor

Veteran guitarist, vocalist, and solo artist Jim Hurst has released a music video as his 2024 offering for the Christmas season. It's a lovely treatment of the classic hymn, Silent Night, which he recorded with his Gallagher Jim Hurst Signature Series