Author: John Lawless

Paul Brewster is used to working outside the spotlight. He's made a career in bluegrass music helping make superstars sound good, and folks who follow our industry closely consider him as among the top current tenor singers in the business,

The folks at Rural Rhythm Records have dedicated the time for some serious YouTube programming, and created a fun online quiz to test your knowledge of their recent releases. Actually, this is a beta version of a more detailed version they

Bluegrass Bluesman: A Memoir, the autobiography of Josh Graves (edited by Fred Bartenstein) has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. Since 1991, the ARSC has sought to preserve and study historical sound recordings

Shannon and Heather Slaughter have had a lot to celebrate this year. Their debut album with County Clare, One More Road, was released in March and has spent much of the Spring and Summer riding the bluegrass charts. One

Rural Rhythm Records is hard at work on a music video for the title track of their God Didn't Choose Sides album, which contains stories of tragedy, love and loss during the War Between The States. The songs were commissioned

Colorado's Head For The Hills have released a debut video from their current CD, Blue Ruin. The songs is Take Me Back, sung by guitarist Adam Kinghorn. Other band members include Michael Chappell on mandolin, Joe Lessard on fiddle, and Matt Loewen on bass.  

Earlier this week, Nashville's iconic Station Inn was taken over by Alan Jackson and his people for two days of rehearsals, sound checks, and video shoots, followed by a concert Tuesday night. The focus was his upcoming September release, titled

This weekend the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will host the 2013 Grand Master Fiddler Championship in Nashville. This is the first year the prestigious contest will be held on its own since joining forces with the International Bluegrass

Poor Mountain Records has announced the signing of Kevin Pace and The Early Edition to the label. The Spokane, Washington-based band is the first west coast act to work with Poor Mountain, run by Jonathan Buckner in West Virginia. Pace and his

Charlotte, NC's Fret High has announced the addition of fiddler Josh Greene to the band. He lives in nearby Monroe, where he teaches private lessons in fiddle, mandolin, guitar and bass. Bluegrass fans may recognize Josh from previous stints with