Author: John Lawless

An obscure Ralph Stanley recording from 1983 has delivered one of the most recorded bluegrass songs of the past few years. A Robin Built A Nest on Daddy's Grave, written by Edna Sykes, has been cut recently by Tommy Brown,

Wyatt Ellis backstage at Neyland Stadium with country singer-songwriter Ernest Joe Compton, Christian Stolz, Wyatt Ellis, Ernest, Jud Harris, Jordan Merrigan - photo © Joseph J. Cash When country artist Ernest played Knoxville's Neyland Stadium last month, he invited local boy,

Veteran bluegrass artist Kim Robins has released one of the tracks from her next album, titled Know Your Worth, a song called Old Train Tracks and Trestles. The single was written about a well-known landmark in Unionville, IN, the Shuffle Creek

Noted Nashville singer, songwriter, and guitarist Shawn Camp, known to bluegrass lovers for his portrayal of Lester Flatt in The Earls of Leicester, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award next year during the 8th annual Arkansas Country Music Awards show. But

It's a question worthy of the wit and wisdom of our resident bluegrass humorist, Chris Jones. Can you write a bluegrass song about the upcoming election that works in a lovesick angle without being overtly political? Jim Stanard says "yes!," in

The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC will be hosting a very special workshop next March, billed as the Earl Experience Banjo Camp. Scheduled for March 7-8, 2025, the Experience will feature two days of instruction in the banjo playing and

As soon as we all saw the hurricane devastation last month in Florida, and along the southern Appalachian range, we knew that bluegrass artists would be among the first to use their music to help wherever they could. And so

As part of their 50th anniversary celebration, the D'Addario company, purveyor of the fine musical instrument strings preferred by many bluegrass players, have announced a number of special items as part of the commemoration. The company makes more than the strings

Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of the Burnett Sisters Band to a contract with the label. And with this announcement, we also get a new single from the group, one called Sorrow Grief and Pain. Once a quartet of sisters

Prior to Hurricane Helene dropping two feet of rain onto western North Carolina last month, Woody Platt had already scheduled tomorrow night, October 11, as the date for his album release concert in Brevard, NC. But in light of the