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, ...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass returned to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this weekend, celebrating its 25th year with three days of free music and familiar joy. Founded in 2001 by the late financier and ...
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, ...
Jul. 27—It's going to be a night of bluegrass. The Southwest Pickers is putting on "Bluegrass at the KiMo," on Saturday, July 29. Set to perform is Higher Ground Bluegrass, and Danny Paisley and the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Get those banjos ready, because this isn’t a joke: Actor and comedy legend Steve Martin will co-host the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards for the first time, alongside Grammy-award winning ...
A new effort led by Hollywood composer John Frizzell seeks to connect people with autism to each other through bluegrass. For musicians, jam sessions can be a moment of clarity, when the pressures of ...
BEAN BLOSSOM, Ind. (WISH) — The longest-running bluegrass festival in the United States announced Thursday it will return to central Indiana in June with four-days of picking, plucking and strumming.
Want to experience the feel of a country music festival in a more relaxed setting? This underrated and charming town in ...
The biggest story of this year’s International Bluegrass Music Association award show wasn’t that Billy Strings won his third consecutive Entertainer of the Year honor. Nor was it that Sierra Hull ...
The 45th annual Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival will take place Aug. 7-10 at El Rancho Mañana Campground in Richmond. The festival is free to attend, excluding parking and camping fees, and ...
The 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards have revealed a stacked lineup of performers for the annual awards show. Cohosts Steve Martin and Alison Brown will perform, as will The Del McCoury Band, East ...
MOREHEAD, Ky. (WCHS) — What started as a youth football fundraiser more than 20 years ago is now one of the nation's premiere events in bluegrass music. Rudy Fest is underway on Poppy Mountain in ...