Author: John Lawless

The Foundation for Bluegrass Music has announced grants/scholarships totaling $10,000 to be awarded to encourage the artistic or business development of deserving young people. These awards will given to honor the memories of two bluegrass pioneers who passed away in 2011,

Mountain Fever Records has released Children Of The Mountain, the second album from Volume Five. The band is based in the deep South, hailing from Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, and have given this entire project over to songs and stories about

Rural Rhythm Records is doing their part in celebrating 2011 as the centennial of Bill Monroe's birth with a live album to be recorded starting this weekend at the Bill Monroe’s Memorial Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival in Indiana. Like their popular

Greg Garrison, former bass player with Punch Brothers and Leftover Salmon, has come up with a fascinating concept for a concert series launching next month in Denver. The idea is to bring note bluegrass/acoustic and jazz musicians together to perform

Skip Cherryholmes asked us to pass along this info about his immediate plans following the dissolution of the band. I've been asked many times by Cherryholmes fans "What are you going to do now?" Obviously I've taken a short break from the

Ruanaway Freight has a new CD, It's Just a Song, which they are proud to note is their first all-original project. Guitarist Matt Ford tells us that not only are 10 of the album's 13 track written within the band, the

June 21 has been announced as the official release date for a second set of bluegrass covers of classic songs from legendary 1960’s-70’s British pop-rockers The Moody Blues. The first, Moody Bluegrass, hit in 2004, combining the chart hits from

Today is the day for the new CD from The Farewell Drifters, Echo Boom. Like they did with their previous album, Yellow Tag Mondays, the guys will be releasing a number of videos to showcase the various tracks, and share information

Music City Roots, Whole Foods Grocery and Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen have put together a promotional contest that will bring dinner and a concert to your home. It's a little something Solivan bills as the Dirty Kitchen Experience. As his

Mike Kelly has posted a good many photos from this past Saturday's Phil Leadbetter benefit show at Dumplin' Valley in Kodak, TN. A number of top bluegrass acts donated their time to help raise money to cover some of the