Author: John Lawless

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

Most of the US is focused right now on hurricane devastation in Louisiana, and rightly so, but there have been other incidents of flooding that have befallen people in other parts of the country of late as well. Areas surrounding

Mountain Fever Records has announced the signing of Nashville singers and songwriters, Tammy Rogers and Thomm Jutz, to the label for a special project of their music. Both artists are well known in the bluegrass community. Jutz has been writing, playing,

Today marks the official release of the latest album from The Grascals, Up All Night, on Mountain Home Music. And we are happy to share the title track with our readers. Chris Davis, Grascals' guitarist and lead singer on this number,

Sad news from organizers of the Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival in Quincy, CA. They have been forced to cancel the event for the second year in a row. First because of COVID restrictions in 2020, and now because of the