Author: John Lawless

Shannon Slaughter has a new single today, with a music video to boot! Unsurprisingly, it's a driving grasser with a bluesy feel, a new song called Goin' Up The Mountain, written by Slaughter and Chris Burton. Equally unsurprisingly, he is supported

For some years we have enjoyed music from The Earl Brothers, which is primarily the work of Robert Earl Davis, a bluegrass banjo man from the east coast who has migrated to San Francisco. As a young man he studied

Spencer Nitchie, co-owner/operator of Banjo NewsLetter, died on August 6 following a brief bout with liver and pancreatic cancer. He was 57 years of age. Since 1992, Spencer and his brother, Donald, have run the publication launched by their father, Hub,

James Reams has released another single from the upcoming soundtrack album for his film, Like A Flowing River: A Bluegrass Passage. The movie, available through Amazon Prime online, is the story of James' life and career, from the early days in

Pinecastle Records has announced the re-signing of noted bluegrass and Americana guitarist/vocalist Jim Hurst for his next solo project. At the same time, the label is re-releasing Jim's 2001 record, Second Son, which featured an all-star cast of bluegrass pickers and

Gavin Stinson, bass player for Kenny Stinson & Perfect Tym'n, and Monique Vachon, former fiddler with The Vachon Family Band, were married this past weekend in east Tennessee. They were wed on August 26 at The Side Porch in Grey, TN and

Morning Glory Music has a new single this week for The Gospel Plowboys, the first from their upcoming album with the label. The Plowboys have become a familiar sight at churches and festivals throughout the southeastern US, with their trademark bibs

After having made the difficult decision to move himself and his family from New England to east Tennessee where better opportunities exist in the bluegrass industry, Corey Zink is releasing the first music he has created with Dave Maggard and

The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is a wonderful resource for lovers of the music, and for those wanting to learn more about the history and development of the style. Located in Owensboro, KY, it serves as a

Mountain Fever Records has a new single dropping tomorrow for South Carolina's Backline, a grassed up version of the old Tennessee Ernie Ford hit, Sixteen Tons. Written by Merle Travis in 1947, it has the distinction of being among the