Author: John Lawless

The state of Tennessee has chosen November 4 for the dedication of a new historical marker in Johnson City commemorating the Rich-R-Tone Records company, which operated there for many years. Rich-R-Tone was the first record label to locate in east Tennessee,

The Matchsellers are Kansas City grassers with an interesting backstory. For the past decade they have offered original bluegrass music to midwestern audiences, but the two principals, fiddler Julie Bates and guitarist Andrew Morris, first met while both were on

Pinecastle Records has released a new single from Kim Robins taken from her current album with the label, Leave the Porch Light On. It's the song Boubon and Beer, which Robins says came from real life, or as Bill Monroe would

Danny Paisley at the 2022 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival - photo by Frank Baker Wonderful news from the Bluegrass Troubadour, Danny Paisley. In a year that saw the traditional bluegrass hero sidelined by throat cancer, his treatment has been declared a success

Jack Tottle accepts his honorary doctorate from Kenny Chesney and Brian Nolan - photo by Larry Smith, ETSU This past weekend, the Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies program at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City celebrated its 40th anniversary by

Back in the spring of this year, Irish singer and songwriter Danny Burns released his grassed up version of Someone Like You on Bonfire Records, which had been a smash hit for Adele in 2011. Danny's cut was well received in

A special concert is scheduled at the end of October in Dallas, GA to benefit the Marietta Police Athletic League, hosted by Musical Charities as part of their Playing It Forward series. Billed as The Big SHEBang, it will feature performances

Ever since he was a young teen, Todd Taylor has been making waves with his banjo, appearing on many different television outlets and on the Grand Ole Opry. The five string first captured his attention when he was only six

Tom Nechville, banjo innovator and founder, designer, and builder of the pioneering Nechville banjos, has found the perfect activity since leaving the company in the hands of his trusted staff in Minnesota. He's opened a banjo shop in Sisters, OR

Recently David Parmley invited The 615 Hideaway into his home to record a music video for his current single with the label, All Dressed Up. Bluegrass fans may recall that when 615 Hideaway first launched, it was as a video platform,