Author: John Lawless

New Leaf Publishing Group in Green Forest, AR has announced a May 15, 2014 release for You Don't Cry Out Loud - the Lily Isaacs Story, an autobiography. Lily is the matriarch of the enormously popular bluegrass gospel family, The Isaacs,

Wyatt Rice has been working as a professional musician since he joined older brother Tony's band in the late 1970s. He's a master of what has come to be known as the "Rice style" of lead and rhythm guitar, as one

The Rigneys have released a second video from their Dark Shadow Recording album, Double Or Nothing. This time it's Bridges, written by Elizabeth Shrum, Jeff Hyde and Becky Buller. The performance was filmed before a live audience at the South Jackson Civic Center

Two more friends of Tom Henderson have chimed in to recall his tremendous contributions to bluegrass music in central Florida since we reported his passing last week. His good friend and radio cohost, Cricket Larson, shared these details about funeral arrangements.

Feller & Hill have announced the imminent release of their second album, Here Comes Feller & Hill... Again, due later this month from Blue Circle Records. The record once again combines their passion for traditional bluegrass, flavored by '60s-style twang country.

Aussie grassers Mustered Courage have released a concept video for the title track of their latest album, Powerlines. It's an animated piece by Melbourne artist Simon Howe, who merges the band's singing heads with a steampunk visual theme. The guys say that

Applications are now being accepted for both full and partial scholarships to attend Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamps. These week-long workshops offer instruction from top professionals in old time/traditional (June 8-14) and bluegrass (June 16-21). Separate tracks are maintained for different skill levels,

Friday started out with a fishing tournament in the campground pond. One fisherman caught two bass and a catfish. Our emcee this weekend is Jo Odom. The music started in the afternoon with the Palmetto Ramblers from Florida. They were followed by the

Bluegrassers love to pick and they love to eat! Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday saw lots of jamming and even more eating at the Roscoe Canady Memorial Bluegrass Festival in Waldo, FL Tuesday evening was corn bread and soup beans night followed

As promised, Bobby Osborne has released the first two installments in his series of video recollections he's calling Road To The Opry, celebrating his 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2014. In the first episode, Bobby