Author: John Lawless

Thanks to Becky Johnson, longtime bluegrass fan, photographer and radio personality, who has hatched a beautiful plan for World of Bluegrass attendees to pay respect to our newest member of the IBMA Hall of Fame, Tony Rice. Regular readers of

Shortly after arriving at IBMA in Raleigh, we had a chance to chat with Slovak banjo picker Richard Cifersky, who shared news about his new solo album, his new band (Bill Faster), and his ongoing efforts to promote bluegrass music

Earlier this afternoon here in Raleigh, the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the winners of their 2013 Momentum Award. This honor, which debuted during last year's convention, is meant to bring attention to artists and business people in the early stages

The 13th Annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival wrapped up on Sunday. After some rain on Saturday, the sun and pleasant temps were a welcome change, obviously helping increase attendance on Sunday. Great weather and outstanding entertainment makes for

We had a lovely chat this afternoon here in Raleigh with the crew from Rounder Records, owners Ken Irwin and Marian Leighton Levy, and Regina Joskow, Director of Publicity. They stopped by to share the news that the label will

Our friend, David Hollender, professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston, sent along this gallery of images from the FreshGrass festival in North Adams, Massachusetts this past weekend.

For everyone in Raleigh this week for the World of Bluegrass Convention, IBMA Awards show, or Wide Open Bluegrass, be sure to save some time for a stroll down Fayetteville Street to the City of Raleigh Museum, just a few

It's bluegrass time in Raleigh, NC! People are starting to arrive for the IBMA's World of Bluegrass, even though nothing starts officially until Tuesday morning. We are setting up our press room now on the lobby floor of the Convention Center,

Director Felix Van Groeningen, who earned widespread critical acclaim for his 2009 film, The Misfortunates, will see his next project hit theaters next month. The Broken Circle Breakdown, based on the play by Johan Heldenbergh and Mieke Dobbels, is billed as a love story

The Walker Howell Band is a young band in Murfreesboro, TN who swings back and forth between bluegrass and acoustic country. Most of them are students in the Recording Industry program at Middle Tennessee State University. Recently, they shot a video on campus