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, ...

One of the most interesting points about bluegrass music is that it continues to evolve without losing sight of its roots. Just consider the annual DelFest, founded by bluegrass great Del McCoury.

Bluegrass fans, pick a celebratory note for this year's top players and songs. The International Bluegrass Music Association held last week its 31st annual award ceremony — a virtual gathering due to ...

Stephen Wilson Jr., who had a double-shot of performances at this week's CMA Awards, has released a new tribute to blue-collar workers, while R&B star Ne-Yo offers up a country-inspired new track and ...

Former Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member John McEuen considers NGDB’s 1972 double album Will the Circle Be Unbroken to be the bluegrass genre’s version of Dark Side of the Moon, in terms of its staying ...

SONG OF THE MOUNTAINS “McLain Family Band, The Klassen’s,  Larry Efaw & the Bluegrass Mountaineers” Thursday, November 13 at 8: 00 pm On this episode of SONG OF THE... Read More ...

This Friday and Saturday, Raleigh Wide Open is taking over the streets of our state's capital. The festival is a celebration of American roots music ranging from gospel to folk and also features arts, ...

A North Carolinian who transplanted to Argentina to bring bluegrass music to the Latin American country nearly ten years ago has now been nominated along with his band for a Grammy Award — a story, he ...

The Brown County Music Center is a place where magic happens, and on Saturday night, Greensky Bluegrass made magic. The five-piece from Kalamazoo, MI, came into the Bluegrass Mecca and delivered two ...

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder will bring their Christmas tour to the Brown County Music Center in Nashville, Indiana on ...

For musicians, jam sessions can be a moment of clarity, when the pressures of the world are drowned out and they can commune with other people through music. That's part of the idea behind a new ...