Doyle Lawson

Doyle Lawson at the 2018 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver festival - photo by Laura Tate Photography Here is the first of several galleries of photos taken by Laura Ridge at last weekend's Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver bluegrass festival at the Denton

Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition has been awarded the Jack Spadaro Documentary Award from the Appalachian Studies Association for the best documentary media project of 2017. The two-disc set is an effort by the Great Smoky Mountains Association in support of

Like many of us, Rhonda Vincent was deeply moved by Ernie Thacker’s poignant video disclosing that a widespread infection would take his life, and seeking donations to help pay for his funeral and medical expenses. But while just about everybody else

The Great Smoky Mountains Association created quite a stir with their 2016 album, On Top Of Old Smoky - New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music. A collection of new recordings of classic mountain folk songs by prominent acoustic artists, the album

After a hall of fame career, recognition from the National Endowment for the Arts, more IBMA awards than one guy can carry, two Grammy nominations, and credit for launching more bluegrass careers than you can count on two hands, Doyle

Doyle Lawson has spent a lot of time playing bluegrass. From performing with Jimmy Martin as a teen, and J.D. Crowe as a young man, through an 8 year stint with The Country Gentlemen, and his now 38 year run

Nothing gets immediate attention in the bluegrass world quite like a new release from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. After nearly 40 albums under his name, and more than 50 years in the business, bluegrass fans know to bend an ear

The 2017 Musicians Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) benefits St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The multi-day musical benefit will take place at Hoover Y Park in Columbus, OH, July 19th-22nd. The event has raised $935,447.00 to help fight childhood cancer, and

Bon Aqua, TN, in Hickman County southwest of Nashville, will be the site of the state's newest bluegrass bash next month when the debut Bon Aqua Bluegrass Festival kicks off at the Hideaway Farm on July 1. Top bluegrass touring

We all love getting to see our favorite bluegrass artists close to home, but we can sometimes forget how much traveling they have to do to get close to us. Not only is all that road time tedious and unfulfilling,