Author: John Lawless

In addition to his Blacktop video we posted yesterday, Alan Jackson has released a music video for Blue Ridge Mountain Song, also from The Bluegrass Album, his current release. The record consists of mostly new Jackson originals, but recorded with

Amber Collins & Turning Point have announced the official addition of fiddler Crystal Shipley to the band. She has been doing shows with them for much of the summer, and has now been welcomed as a full-time member. Crystal joins Noah

When we spoke with IIIrd Tyme Out bassist/vocalist Edgar Loudermilk during World of Bluegrass last month, he shared some information about his new CD, My Big Chance Tomorrow, which is released today on Mountain Fever Records.   All 15 tracks are available

Alan Jackson has released the music video for Blacktop from his new bluegrass project, The Bluegrass Album. It was filmed at The Station Inn back in August when the album was officially debuted, with the same all-star band that cut the record

Lonesome Day Records has released a pair of singles to radio from It's Christmas Time, their upcoming holiday album with Jeff Parker, due later this month. Parker, who plays mandolin, sings and provides comic relief with Dailey & Vincent, is assisted

Steve Gulley and Sam Passamano, President of Rural Rhythm Records, have made it official. The popular bluegrass singer, songwriter, recording engineer and producer has signed a long-term deal with the Nashville-based label. It may almost seem like a formality, as Gulley

Williamson Branch is a young family band from the Nashville area, featuring Kevin and Debbie Williamson and their three young daughters, Melody, Kadence, and Caroline. Bluegrass fans will recognize Kevin as the guitarist with The Farm Hands Quartet, one of

Among the bluegrass celebrities we caught up with last week in Raleigh were Russell Moore and Wayne Benson from IIIrd Tyme Out. We talked about Timeless Hits From The Past, Bluegrassed, their current album with Cracker Barrel, and how working

World of Bluegrass each year is full of surprises. Usually they're mostly positive, though you do occasionally hear of a stolen instrument or a piece of lost luggage among the regular attendees. This year the surprises we encountered were all good,

While we were in Raleigh last week for the IBMA's 2013 World of Bluegrass convention, we had a lovely visit with Connie Matthews, nephew of the great Clyde Moody. Connie had recently acquired Uncle Clyde's last guitar, a Martin D-28,