Author: John Lawless

Mountain Fever Records is releasing a new single from Amanda Cook tomorrow, and have agreed to give our readers a first listen a day early. Get On Board comes from Darrell Hayes and Vida Wakeman, and it's one Amanda and the

Charlestown, IN, the hometown of celebrated bluegrass fiddler and bandleader, Michael Cleveland, has designated today (February 5, 2020) as Michael Cleveland Day. The honor was presented to him earlier today by Charlestown Mayor Treva Hodges, and Clerk-Treasurer Donna Coomer, to recognize

Commonwealth Bluegrass Band has been a staple in central Virginia for many years. Led by Randy Cook, the group has consistently played a solid style of contemporary and original music in the capitol region, in the state from which they

Volume Five has solidified its 2020 lineup, bringing Kameron Keller in on bass to complete this season's lineup. The east Tennessee native has been a fixture in the bluegrass scene for at least a decade, having worked lengthy stints with Junior

The International Bluegrass Music Association has opened the submission period for artists who wish to showcase as a part of the Bluegrass Ramble during the annual World of Bluegrass convention in September. Invited acts will not only receive the opportunity to

With so many successful treatments and therapies now available, most of us have a surviving stroke victim in our circle of family and friends. What was once considered a debilitating and non-recoverable event is now seen as a difficult challenge,

Just as family bluegrass groups are often pulled apart by the stresses that develop as the child members grow into young adults, so are bands formed by youngsters pickers also riven by the various members heading off to college and

While at the SPBBGMA convention in Nashville this pst weekend, I ran into Tom Nechville, founder and proprietor of Nechville Musical Products. They are the designers and builders of all the fine Nechville banjos, made in Minnesota for the past

Late last week when we were all at SPBGMA in Nashville, Steve Martin appeared on The Late Show on CBS television with The Steep Canyon Rangers. They performed their new single, California, with Steve on banjo. Well done, boys! California is available from

When Carolina Comes Home Again, the upcoming album from Americana superstar Jim Lauderdale, is an all bluegrass project, dedicated to his home state of North Carolina. Set to hit March 27 on Yep Roc Records, it includes collaborations with fellow