Author: John Lawless

In the 1990s, there was a very popular sound in bluegrass featuring smooth male vocals and a polished, contemporary sound. Ronnie Bowman was perhaps the prime exemplar of this style. The projects he recorded, both with Lonesome River Band and

Progressive banjo player Ryan Cavanaugh has released a second single from his new series of bluegrass/fusion series, Back Country. This latest is the title track from the Internet-only project. Featured are Cavanaugh on electric banjo, Bill Evans on saxophone, Mark Egan

Geoff Union, solo recording artist and guitarist with Ragged Union, and his wife Christina, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Aliya Mae Union was born this past Saturday (2/1/14) in Golden, CO. She came in at 6 lbs, 3

During this past weekend's SPBGMA convention in Nashville, High Fidelity was named the winner of their annual International Band Championship. The band consists of Corrina Rose Logston on fiddle, Jeremy Stephens on guitar, Kurt Stephenson on banjo, Vickie Vaughn on bass, and Daniel

Here's a new music video from The Rigneys. It's for Something Old, Something New from their current Dark Shadow release, Double Or Nothing. The song was written by Andrew Rigney, the band's lead vocalist and guitarist, with the assistance of Stephen Mougin,

We caught up with Tim Shelton late last week, and he shared some of what he has been doing since NewFound Road disbanded last year. As it turns out, he has spent the past few weeks talking with event producers about

The long-rumored and oft-denied Nickel Creek reunion tour is official. Today a series of show dates, and a new album, have been officially announced. Tickets for a limited Spring tour go on sale tomorrow (2/4), with additional festival shows this Summer

Swedish grassmeisters G2 will be traveling to Nashville this Spring to record their next album, Mind Over Matter. Like their previous projects, this one will focus on new songs written by guitarist/vocalist Christoffer Olsson, along with contributions from other prominent acoustic and

The 2014 awards from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass of America were announced this evening in Nashville as the Grand Finale of their 31st annual National Convention. Hosts Rarely Herd oversaw trophy distribution in 23 categories amidst performances from

This weekend's Best of Bluegrass show, broadcast on WMAK from Owensboro, KY, will feature a live, in-stdio performance by The Del McCoury Band. Hosted weekly on Saturday afternoon by Bob Mitchell, the program is also streamed online at www.1013hankfm.com from 4:00-6:00 p.m.