Author: John Lawless

South Carolina's King James 1611 Boys will release their 8th album of bluegrass Gospel, This Don’t Feel Like Home, later this month on the Son Sound label. They have chosen a mix of ten Gospel favorites and three band originals. The title track is

West Virginian William Denver Duncan, two-time Blue Grass Boy and life-long grasser, passed away this morning just after noon at his home in Liberty, WV. Known professionally as Bill, as he was to family and friends, Duncan was 84 years

During IBMA week in Raleigh last month, we had the chance for a nice chat with Cindy and Terry Baucom, both of whom had a busy World of Bluegrass. Terry took home the 2013 Recorded Event of the Year award

It would seem that Lou Reid & Carolina are shooting for an early start on the holiday spirit. They have a single just released to radio, a new yuletide song, Christmas In The Blue Ridge, written by Lou and Terry Foust. It was recorded recently

We've mentioned on more than one occasion that Dirty Kitchen bandleader Frank Solivan is a man of many talents. On top of his demonstrated skills as a singer, songwriter and mandolinist, Frank is an accomplished gourmet cook, something that he

Another new music video from Rounder finds The Steeldrivers a drinkin' and a dancin' at Nashville's Station Inn. The video is for Wearin' A Hole from their current Hammer Down CD. Steeldrivers bassist Mike Henderson wrote the song, and if you

Tonight's (10/17) edition of Conan on TBS will feature a song from Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby. The duo are currently on tour with Skaggs' Band, Kentucky Thunder, in support of their latest compilation project, Cluck Ol' Hen, a live

Artists and dates have been and announced for the 5th Bluegrass Jamboree!, which brings bluegrass and Americana music to fine concert halls in Germany, Switzerland, and for the first time this year, Czech Republic. Promoter Rainer Zellner has 18 shows booked starting November

We have some more information about stolen instruments in the bluegrass world, of the good news/bad news variety. First some good news. The banjo and guitar we reported as stolen from Luke Munday have been returned to him. The details are

You don't have to be a banjo or fiddle nerd to love Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, but if you are... oh my! One of the most admired five stringers in the world these days, noted for his