Author: John Lawless

NewTown will have a new look the next time you catch them on stage. The Kentucky-based band, and Mountain Home recording artists fronted by Jr. Williams and Kati Penn-Williams, has a couple of changes to announce. They had been working with

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the invited showcase acts for the 2015 World of Bluegrass, held in Raleigh, NC (September 29 - October 2). These artists and bands were selected by a panel of music experts, and will

When posting recently about the upcoming CD project from Coal Town Rounders, we mentioned that the limited run of manufactured discs would be packaged in a custom letterpress cover, lovingly hand-cranked and assembled by members of the band. And if you don't believe

WAMU's Bluegrass Country has posted a live-in-the-studio video which they shot when The Gibson Brothers were visiting back in March. It finds the guys performing Lone Gone from their current Rounder project, Brotherhood. They were on during the Lee Michael Demsey

Finally! The 2014 film How To Write A Banjo Concerto, which follows Béla Fleck through the process of conceiving and composing The Imposter, is being released to video on demand. Starting tomorrow, April 21, viewers will be able to watch

Sideline is one of those groups that bluegrass has seen many of in its short history. They started out as a special project band, getting together a few times each year as the members, many of whom were otherwise committed

Bluegrass Underground has released a video from their recent taping, featuring a song from Hot Rize's current album, When I'm Free. Hot Rize taped a full set, which will be included in the next season of the PBS program starting this Fall,

The International Bluegrass Music Association in Nashville is looking for a Member Services Manager/Bookkeeper. If you are looking for an opening in the exciting business of bluegrass music, this could be your chance. The organization requests that responses in the form of a

Country artist John Berry had a good run in the '90s, enjoying a #1 hit with Your Love Amazes Me, and Top Ten status for She’s Taken a Shine and Standing on the Edge of Goodbye. When his string of hits subsided, John resettled near

With The Newpart, her new trio album, just arrived, April Verch has released a video as well, featuring one of the tunes from the record. It's a rousing version of Belle Election, which combines all the familiar elements of a Verch