Author: John Lawless

Mason Wright, fiddler with Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, has indicated that he will be leaving the group at the end of this year. A veteran performer, Mason grew up studying both bluegrass and classical music. He went on to study

Skyline Records has released a smokin' new single for mandolinist Nick Dumas, a tune he wrote called Bending The Iron. The track nicely demonstrates why Nick is so well regarded among bluegrass players. It's a clever tune, with a bit of

Mountain Fever Records has announced that husband-and-wife bluegrass duo Colin & Kathleen Ray have signed with the label. Even as still-young adults, the Rays have a considerable amount of experience in bluegrass music. The two met as students in the Bluegrass,

We had mentioned last month that, owing to a reorganization of the company that produced a number of bluegrass festivals in Kentucky and Ohio, the popular SamJam Bluegrass Festival in Piketon, OH was due to be renamed. After a brief online

The life of recent Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductee Arnold Shultz is memorialized by Nashville singer and songwriter LaTresa Smith, who has written and recorded a song in his honor. Shultz was a major influence on a young Bill

Irish-born bluegrass and Americana artist Danny Burns has signed a management contract with The Table Entertainment Co., under the direction of Nashville songwriting veteran and CEO Mike Wright Brady. Burns has seen a number of career highs with his 2025 album Southern Sky,

Mountain Fever Records has a new single from one of their most recent signees, South Carolina's Backline. Heartbreak Express mines perhaps the most popular theme in bluegrass music, and though sung by Backline guitarist Katelyn Ingardia, who is also their primary

Thoroughbred Records and Chosen Road have released a live performance video today of their current single, Daddy Was A Navy Man, in honor of the 250th Anniversary of the US Navy. October 13, 1775 is marked as the official birth

The Wilder Flower has a powerful new single for the fall, very much in keeping with their tough, independent bluegrass vibe. Guitarist Danielle Yother wrote this latest release, Pretty Boy, with Delnora Reed Acuff, about a young man from the city

Congratulations to The Arizona Wildflowers, i.e., the Dietrich siblings from Casa Grande, AZ, a young bluegrass and western swing group, have been nominated for Duo or Group of the Year by the International Western Music Association. We've covered the Wildflowers many