Author: John Lawless

The Share America Foundation has named Indiana teen Victoria Griffin as the recipient of their Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship for 2022. These awards are made to assist young people with an interest in Appalachian music with their college education. Share

Bonfire Music Group has released a second single for Irish-born singer/songwriter Danny Burns, taken from his upcoming album, Promised Land. Danny surprised a lot of his fans with the first single from the album, as instead of one of his own

The Steve Martin Banjo Prize for 2022 has been awarded to two stellar players: Bill Evans of Alto, New Mexico, and Enda Scahill of Galway, Ireland. This prize, currently administered by The FreshGrass Foundation, was initiated in 2010 by comedian and

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond has opened a new gallery titled Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art. The exhibition includes 125 pieces of art and 35 musical instruments from the early 19th century up to the

RBR Entertainment has a new single on offer from two of their artists, the bluegrass singing Nashville couple, Marija and Billy Droze. It's a George Strait song from 2001 called Run, written by Anthony Smith and Tony Lane, the debut single from

Celebrated bluegrass singer and songwriter Claire Lynch is making one of her rare public appearances in Dallas, GA this weekend, accompanied by her long time friend and collaborator, Jim Hurst. Since marrying and moving to Canada a few years ago, Claire

Kentucky bluegrass singer and songwriter Aaron Bibelhauser, teamed up with his brother, Adam, as The Bibelhauser Brothers, has a new single on offer this month, the third from their duet project, Close Harmony. The two played and sang together during their

The DC Bluegrass Union, which exists to promote bluegrass music in the US capitol region, has announced the winners of their 2022 Mike Auldridge Instrumental Contest. The competition was initiated following Mike's passing in 2012, and is held each year

While Tropical Storm Nicole has not yet strengthened to hurricane status, bluegrass festivals in the likely path are already being affected by her imminent arrival. The Palatka Fall Bluegrass Festival and Car Show in Florida has already announced a postponement, with

Mark O'Connor has released as a single an historic recording from 1978 that is sure to excite fans of flatpicking guitar all over the world. It's a lost track from the sessions for his landmark album, Markology, which demonstrated that