The IBMA announced Wednesday it will end Raleigh’s week-long bluegrass festival and seek a new host city after 2024, finishing a decade-plus run downtown that drew thousands of fans, raised millions ...

“Jewgrass" is the fusion of bluegrass music with Hebrew lyrics and is played by a diverse group of old-time and bluegrass musicians. iStockphoto This Passover, my friend Lester Feder sat at the head ...

Doc Watson‘s 1964 single of “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” can be coined as numerous genres, one of those being, of course, bluegrass. Aside from genre tags, this song is a staple in the world of ...

In 1964, the guitarist took a road trip, hoping to become Bill Monroe’s banjo player. The journey, and his longtime love of the genre, shaped the Grateful Dead. By Fred Goodman Reporting from ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with bluegrass musician and first-time Grammy nominee Molly Tuttle about what this nomination means to her. CHANG: And today, in our second installment, we're taking you to the ...

As 2025 draws to a close, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass is celebrating a year of significant impact while preparing for continued growth in 2026.

After two albums of roots pop, the musician returns to her own roots for “Crooked Tree,” an album that takes inspiration from her lifelong journey living with alopecia areata. By Tony Scherman The ...

Shattering the grass ceiling one gig at a time, Big Richard is an all-women group that delivers string-based goodies in buckets, winning a 2023 Best of Denver award for Best Bluegrass Band. As an ...

Earl Scruggs died yesterday morning, March 28, 2012. The bluegrass and wider music worlds mourn and celebrate him. Be sure to listen to the example of his music offered immediately after the last ...

A pillar of the modern bluegrass and jam band scene, singer/mandolinist Jeff Austin died unexpectedly on Monday, June 24th. He was 45. A statement posted Tuesday afternoon on Austin’s Facebook ...

When he was 17, Tatsuya Kuwahara picked up a banjo for the first time. It was supposed to be a one-off for a song he was writing; he normally played rock guitar and drums. Now, we're out in the ...