Concertgoers and tourists approaching the Ryman Auditorium from 5th Avenue are greeted by a statue and historic plaque celebrating the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. The Tennessee Historical ...

The International Bluegrass Music Association conference, awards ceremony, Bluegrass Ramble and World of Bluegrass is in Raleigh, NC, Sept. 25-29, 2018. Find our stories here. From the N&O archives — ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It doesn’t take much to get Vince Gill to play with folks. The singer and guitarist has logged time in bands -- Pure Prairie League, the Notorious Cherry Bombs, the Time Jumpers and ...

SPRINGFIELD — Approximately 250 people enjoyed some foot-tapping bluegrass music, along with some homemade chili, during Springfield’s “Jammin’ in January Cold Bluegrass, Hot Chili” fundraiser for the ...

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, ...

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out played to the late afternoon crowd at Festival of the Bluegrass on July 9, 2017. The traditional festival won’t be coming back after 46 years but a new bluegrass music ...

Banjoists Alison Brown and Steve Martin's first collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, comes out today on Brown's Compass Records, but the pair never intended to make a full-fledged album - let ...

Bluegrass is inherently collaborative. Rooted in folk music, the genre relies on standards that have been covered countless times over the years. It makes sense that some of the best bluegrass albums ...

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 ...