Author: John Lawless

Paper Dolls, i.e., the Kelley family of Tennessee, has a new single this month, an original composition written by the band called Winter Season. We have had our eye on this talented young group for some time, tracing back to

Original music-based Wolfpen Branch, located around Lexington, KY, has announced the dissolution of the group. They had formed about two years ago around the nexus of a long running band known as Hancock and Shouse, based on the primary singers and

Mountain Fever Records has a new single from their upcoming album with Cedar Hill, a veteran outfit led by Ozark mandolin hero Frank Ray since the 1960s. For this new featured track they have chosen Window of a Train, written by

Lost River Sessions, the Emmy-winning live music program from Western Kentucky University PBS and WKU Public Radio will be filming an episode next week from the Bluegrass Music Hall of fame & Museum in Owensboro, KY. We have mentioned in past

Anyone who's followed the career of Tim O'Brien knows that he has a terrific sense of humor. From the earliest days of Hot Rize, when most of us first encountered Tim, we were treated to his extra dry wit, both

RBR Entertainment has released not one, but two new singles for Don Rigsby, an uptempo grasser and a contemplative gospel number. Both were written by Rigsby in collaboration with RBR President Billy Droze. Cold Ashes is a straight up grass tune

The Americana Music Association has announced the nominees for their 2023 Honors & Awards, with winners to be named on September 20 during the AMA's AMERICANAFEST Conference in Nashville. A number of bluegrass and old time artists have received nominations. For

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival in Mill Springs, NC, dedicated to preserving the music of the banjo pioneer and those he has influenced, is supplementing their weekend offerings to include a number of fan experiences as add ons to your

Compass Records has created a new music video for Special Consensus just ahead of this Friday's release of their new album, Great Blue North. It's for the band's current single, Alberta Bound, and carries along the theme of the Great

Fans of the limited production Mossman Guitars are in mourning since the death of chief luthier and company owner Bobby Casey at his home in Sulphur Springs, TX on April 28, 2023. He was 85 years of age. Mossman Guitars was