Author: John Lawless

In the "where are they now" department, we check in today with a longtime member of the bluegrass community, Carol Beaugard, who served for nearly 30 years as the host of Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU, broadcast from the campus

While the southeastern US was focused on Hurricane Florence this past weekend, hot pickers from the rest of the country were in Winfield, Kansas duking it out in the 2018 Walnut Valley instrument contests. This was the 47th year for this

Australia's Mustered Courage is back with a new single, the title track from their upcoming album, When We Played With Fire. Their style of bluegrass is more urban than rural, with clever songwriting and solid musicianship, which has found a ready

It's been said many times of late that we are living through a golden age of banjos, a claim that seems easy to support. Even though the venerable Gibson Mastertone is no longer in production, there are a number of

Last month we shared news about a new children's Christmas book, Fly Possum Fly, written by noted singer and storyteller, Grant Maloy Smith. It's a charming story with a rural twist, where a team of possums step in to save

Pinecastle Records has released a music video for their first single from their new album from South Carolina's King James Boys. A fun song written by Gene Owens counting off all the "nots" we encounter in this world, it's a play

Blackberry Blossom Farm, also known as The Skillman Family, have released a music video from their latest CD, Mama's Apron Strings. The band features three California sisters on mandolin, fiddle, and guitar, with dad on bass. With all the girls still in

Hurricane Florence has disrupted just about everyone's plans for this weekend. Sporting events, community gatherings, and arts performances throughout North and South Carolina, and many parts of Virginia, have been cancelled or postponed as uncertainties about the path of the

When we spoke recently with Tim Shelton about the dissolution of NewFound Road, he indicated that he simply had too many irons in the fire to spend time trying to arrange NFR reunion shows. One of those irons he mentioned

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville has announced a special, all-star concert on October 24 as part of their ongoing exhibit honoring Ralph Stanley. Billed as A Tribute to Ralph & Carter Stanley, the show will feature