Banjo innovator Tony Trischka will bring stories, songs and memories of bluegrass legends to the Museum of Making Music in ...

Bill Monroe didn’t invent bluegrass music, but he refined it and is the person most often referred to as the “Father of Bluegrass.” The classic instrumentation includes upright bass, banjo, fiddle, ...

When he was three years old, Jerry Douglas heard the groundbreaking banjo licks of Earl Scruggs on the turntable each morning during breakfast at his childhood home in northeastern Ohio. “And we’d ...

GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices singing the gospel tune, "I'll Fly Away." Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, ...

A lineup of bluegrass, folk and jam bands brought crowds out to Levity Brewing Co.’s “String Fling” concert Saturday. The concert kicked off with Homegrown Grass Band performing a number of bluegrass ...

J.D. Crowe, an award-winning bluegrass banjoist, who helped establish the careers of country stars Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley in the 1970s and whose recordings with the Bluegrass Album Band ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program is beginning on May 23rd for children ages 9 and older. Students can learn bluegrass music in a group with their teacher, and ...

NEWTOWN — The folk music world is mourning the passing of legendary five-string banjo player, teacher and pioneer of progressive bluegrass. Roger Sprung, 92, who was known as one of the founding ...

Experience the excitement of the WMNF Live Music Showcase featuring Urban Gypsies of Florida and their unique bluegrass ...