When Claire Lynch’s family moved from New York to Alabama when she was 12, she recalls hearing little bluegrass. But after graduating from high school, she saw it live for the first time and found ...

For all the progressivism that's inherent in musical creation, the fact remains that the music industry is largely a patriarchal structure. There are plenty of huge female acts, but the ...

Athens Area Council for the Arts will host International Bluegrass Music Association female vocalist of the year and fiddle player of the year award winners Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway on Friday, ...

In 2020, bluegrass group Sister Sadie made history by becoming the first all-female group to win the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s coveted top honor: entertainer of the year. That ...

“Big Richard is a crude joke,” said Joy Adams, cellist of Big Richard, an all-female bluegrass quartet. “You have four women who are making these crude jokes, but can also play their instruments. I ...

Laurie Lewis is among the most insightful, multi-talented artists in bluegrass. Twice honored as bluegrass Female Vocalist of the Year, Lewis is an award-winning songwriter, fiddler, guitarist, ...

Shelby Means shares some of her Wyoming roots in her first solo bluegrass album that was released on Friday. Means, who grew up in Laramie, said her new album speaks to her experiences on the Wyoming ...

Lindsay Lou is the secret weapon of the new wave of bluegrass music that has propelled the genre from the fringes to the mainstream. She performs Saturday night at the Wheeler Opera House with her ...

One of the highlights of last September’s festival, the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, was the bluegrass band Missy Raines & Allegheny. The quintet opened with the classic Ola Belle Reed composition, ...