Author: John Lawless

Veteran bluegrass hero Larry Cordle has released a music video for his current single, Old Richmond Road, consisting of photographs that visualize the lyrics of the song. Old Richmond Road is a cross between a love song to his beloved wife,

Jeremy Chapman, mandolinist with The Chapmans and co-proprietor with his two brothers of The Acoustic Shoppe, a full-service bluegrass music store in Springfield, MO, has a new book with Hal Leonard titled Do-It-Yourself Mandolin. Like all of the books in Hal

Banjo pickin' pastor Steve Bruce and his family band have released a pair of singles, one from their bluegrass gospel EP, A Family Tradition, and one from Steve's most recent banjo album, What I Know Now. Both are originals written within

Gene Horner in his shop (12/6/16) - photo © Hollie Deese, Nashville Interiors Well-known east Tennessee violin maker and luthier Gene Horner died on January 14 at the Ben Atchley Tennessee Veteran's Home in Knoxville, TN He was 91 years of

For her latest single, bluegrass singer and songwriter Casey Penn has chosen an acoustic swing number she wrote with Larry Cordle, Daniel Crabtree, and Keith Ward Eudy called Winner Every Time. It's a cheery song about a woman who is living

Josh Swift, reso-guitarist supreme, studio owner, producer, and longtime member of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, reports that he is just home from successful surgery to remove a tumor from his brain. If you find that shocking, just listen to his description

Pinecastle Records has a new single for Missouri's Route 3, one from their current album, Just Believe. It's their remake of Your Love Is A Miracle, written by Bill Kenner and Mark Wright for country artist Mark Chestnutt, who included on

Southwest Bluegrass All-Stars are a relatively new group from a part of the country which produces relatively few bands in the genre. But this quartet consists of some of the top pickers and singers in the region, and they have

Once again this year, the state of South Carolina will dedicate a day to their native son, Todd Taylor, as they celebrate South Carolina Banjo Day on March 11. The honor was first bestowed on Todd in 2018, both in recognition

Sound Biscuit Records are bringing out a new single from Laney and Bishop, an instrumental whirlwind written by Colby Laney called B Funky. Sharp-eyed grassers may have caught the hint in the tune's title that this one is likely in the