A party by the Inner Harbor this weekend celebrates Charm City’s long tradition of tapping a foot to the fiddle and nodding in agreement with the banjo. The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival on Friday ...

MANKATO — For anyone who has watched KEYC TV’s 65-year-old legacy program, “Bandwagon,” the sight of folks bouncing and bopping to the sounds of polka music is nothing new. Now, however, the ...

PROVIDENCE — Lenard Lemieux gently rocked his head from side to side, his bow flying across his fiddle as he played the first few bars of an old-time tune. Within a few beats, three banjos, two ...

Riley Baugus, a Walkertown native, grew up listening to blues and classic country musicians. At the age of 10, he started playing music and learned how to play the fiddle, banjo and guitar. Later, he ...

A middle-aged woman opens the door to a vegetarian restaurant in the heart of downtown Blacksburg. She props the door open with her arm as she attempts to carry in what seems to be a fiddle case. She ...

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, ...

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, ...

In March of 2025, at the annual Big Ears Music Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, I was one of hundreds of festival-goers entranced by a group of up-and-coming musicians exploring a storied American ...

WITH US. LOOKING AHEAD THIS SATURDAY, THE YADKIN AT BLUEGRASS AND OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION RETURNS. IT WILL BE HELD ALL DAY INSIDE OF YADKINVILLE ELEMENTARY, AND YOU DO STILL HAVE TIME TO REGISTER TO ...