Author: John Lawless

On April 6, Zach Wooten, mandolinist with Breaking Grass, and Anna Brooke Page were married. The wedding took place at the Old Path Missionary Baptist Church in Belmont, MS in the late afternoon. Music was provided by Cody Farrar, lead singer

What immediately follows when a group of retired friends get together? They start telling stories, of course. And if they have worked a full life in and around bluegrass, they will be bluegrass stories. If one of them is a recognized

Friends and bluegrass lovers in southwestern Ohio got together over this past weekend in honor of Tony Kakaris, bass player with Nightflyer, and a well-known personality in the music scene thereabouts. He is undergoing treatment now for a difficult cancer, multiple

Hammertowne has added a music video to their latest single, a song that is already touching hearts across the bluegrass world. Titled Those Pictures Mean A Whole Lot More These Days, it tells of how mementos of loved ones take on

Is there a bluegrass singer alive as roundly beloved and celebrated as Ronnie Bowman? As a writer and a singer, Bowman has been a part of our music since he was a youngster, first stepping up to a professional career with

When Nefesh Mountain starts their spring tour this weekend, they will have some new faces in tow. Their show will still be based around Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff, and their distinctive mix of original and traditional bluegrass music drawing on Jewish spirituality.

Nate Lee, mandolinist with the Becky Buller Band, and Chrisanthi Zotos were married last month in New Mexico. Lee shared this lovely remembrance of their day, which I doubt we could improve upon in any way. "Chrisanthi and I met at a

Last night in Nashville, the Inspirational Country Music Association handed out their 2019 Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House. The Association exists to "broaden and echo the message of Faith, Family and Country in the mainstream marketplace and to

East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN, is seeking a Lecturer in Old Time music for the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies program in their Department of Appalachian Studies. The program has earned international acclaim for preparing young people

The Family Sowell has created a music video to showcase their new single, Pilgrim's Prayer, one co-written by the band with Mark Rossi. It's the sort-of title track from their current Texas To Tennessee album, a song about the family's