Author: John Lawless

Mountain Home Music has a new music video this week for Sister Sadie, giving visual energy to their current single, Willow, written by Ashley McBryde. In the video we see the story of this bluesy song, about leaving a misbegotten relationship,

Jeff Autry - photo © Dorothy St Claire Photography Veteran bluegrass guitarist Jeff Autry has signed with Turnberry Records to release his next solo project, Acoustic Swing, a grass-infused collection of bebop and swing standards. A native of just near Athens, Georgia,

Pinecastle Records has released a new single from Billy Gilman, one called Delta Queen. Yes... that Billy Gilman, the recent runner-up on The Voice, two-time Grammy nominee, with more than 10 million records sold in country and pop music. Billy hit

Popular Nashville fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes has a new single released today, which finds her in a new position as a vocalist. Bronwyn was born and raised in Charlottesville, VA, and became a part of Boston's Mile Twelve after heading north for

Washington state banjoist Harley Worthington died on September 21 in Everett. He was 82 years of age. Though a native of Tennessee, he lived much of his life near Seattle, where he taught a great many young northwest pickers the ropes

Grascals mando man Danny Roberts has a new single this week from his upcoming project with Mountain Home Music. It's an instrumental he wrote called West Virginia Red, which also features Tony Wray on guitar and banjo, Jimmy Mattingly on fiddle,

The western slopes of Colorado will have a new bluegrass festival next year when Pickin' in the Rockies holds its first event in May 2024. Hosted at the Absolute Prestige Ranch in Loma, CO, the festival will launch as a one

Gibson has announced two new instruments in its iconic F-5 mandolin line, a replica of the historic 1923 Loar, and a modern version for players who want the sound without all the frills. The 1923 F-5 Master Model Reissue is a

D'Addario has introduced a new guitar strap that may be of interest to bluegrass pickers. It's a soft leather strap with their Auto Lock system built in, available in either 2.5'' or 3'' widths. The Auto Lock system is spring loaded,

A very popular song this summer for Edgar Loudermilk has been My Picasso, the story of a wild horse that became a legend for his unique coloring in the the Sand Wash Basin of Colorado. Now Pinecastle Records has produced a music