Author: John Lawless

Heads up lovers of truly traditional mountain bluegrass! One of the top bands in the style, Big Country Bluegrass, with among the very finest male vocalists, Eddie Gill, have brought back a song that Shelby Jewell wrote and recorded with The

Shelby Means has been a grasser since her youth, born in Kentucky and raised in Wyoming. As a bassist and vocalist she has been part of two headlining acts, Della Mae, and now Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. And now

Since 2017 the Stillhouse Junkies have been carrying their unique brand of bluegrass and roots music entertainment to audiences all over the US, from their home in Colorado. High energy performances and intricate arrangements of their own original material has

Hillary Klug, dancing Nashville street performer turned fiddling social media sensation, has a fun new music video this week for one of the tracks on her upcoming Dancing Fiddler album. From her long blonde hair to her buck dancing performance videos

Rebecca Bauer, Elizabeth Dewey, and Haley Grimm on staff at IBMA The International Bluegrass Music Association has introduced some new faces in the Nashville office, and a promotion for one that should be familiar. Executive Director Ken White says that he is

Throughout his long career, bluegrass veteran Clay Hess has consistently been associated with music of the highest quality. Whether performing as a sideman with the likes of Ricky Skaggs and Sierra Hull, as a member of bands like Mountain Heart

The city of Owensboro, KY is making a big play to live up to its declaration as the Bluegrass Capital of the World, and has issued a call for artists interested in competing for a bluegrass art installation just across

Brand New Box of Matches, i.e., Elizabeth Sherman and Ryan Hardison from Knoxville, TN, have a new single to share, which, like most of the material they record, is an original song they have written. She plays bass and sings

For his latest single from Huckleberry Records, bluegrass bassist and vocalist Matt Wallace has reached back to a song by prolific songwriter Jake Landers, and a live recording by The Bluegrass Cardinals, for a lively little number called Back Away. Matt's

Dear MariBella & the Pigkickers with Sam Bush at Brooklyn Arts Center in Wilmington, NC (2/26/25) Regular readers may recall a story from November about a very talented young family band from Wilmington, NC called Dear MariBella & the Pigkickers. It