Author: John Lawless

After a hiatus of two dozen years, Ralph Stanley will again be hosting a major festival over the Labor Day weekend, starting in 2014. Like their long-running Memorial Day event, it will be held at the Hills of Home Park

Among the items included in their recent Trustees Report, the Recording Academy announced the designation of a new Grammy award category that will be of interest to bluegrass songwriters. Quoting from the report... Best American Roots Song has been added to the American

Sam Bush at the Suwannee Roots Revival - photo by Chris Marden Sam Bush, noted mandolinist and vocalist, bandleader, session player, icon and iconoclast, had the chance to focus Wednesday night on his other primary passion - baseball. The long time St.

The new, 21st century version of Reno & Harrell, consisting of Don Reno's sons Don Wayne and Dale, along with Bill Harrell's son Mitch, have released a first music video. The song is A Dollar Down, which will be included in

Sugar Hill Records has announced a a July 16 release for anew compilation project from the late Doc Watson. The Definitive Doc Watson will contain 34 tracks on 2 CDs, covering selections from Watson's time recording for both the Vanguard and Sugar

Producer Stephen Mougin is working in the studio with The Rigneys for their next album this week. Being a harsh taskmaster, he has also prevailed upon the band members (Mom, Dad, and two sons) to record some of their impressions during the process. This

We've written once before about Bennett Sullivan, a North Carolina banjo player now plying his trade in New York City. At the time we were covering his Kickstarter campaign to use crowd sourcing to finance recording a project of his original

Jiri Marlalous is a Czech banjo player and app developer who has merged his two passions in Banjo Rolls Trainer, a practice aid available for Apple iOS devices. It is designed to make roll drills more enjoyable for banjo pickers, especially

Some of my favorite bluegrass memories involve chances to watch, or even jam with top bluegrass artists in the campgrounds when I was first learning to play in the 1970s. Before the days when air-conditioned buses were the norm for

Charlie Sizemore has cancelled all the remaining dates on his 2013 schedule to deal with ongoing health concerns. He prefers to retain his privacy in this matter, and does not wish to provide details. We certainly hope that some rest will