It felt extremely fitting for the band to open with this song, as it's a rich part of bluegrass history. They then went into ...

After three days of often brutal heat, attendees of the ROMP bluegrass music festival caught a break with the weather ...

Mountain views, rabid fans and airborne marshmallows are just a few things to love about Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

It’s hard to believe that Nashville’s SteelDrivers have been making their unique brand of hard-core string band music for nearly twenty years. They were the vehicle through which many of us were ...

The acclaimed singer-songwriter traveled through the past and present of American roots music with her own band, the reunited ...

People often assume that where there’s a banjo, there’s a plucky tune; most automatically connect it to uptempo bluegrass. Caskey, however, has a broader view of her music. She is a singer, but also a ...

Rhiannon Giddens’ 21st-Century Sound Has a Long History Inspired by long-lost folk melodies, gospel, opera and bluegrass, the electrifying singer and banjo player gives fresh voice to old ...

One of the sounds most synonymous with the South is the twang of a banjo—barely edged out by the thrum of cicadas or the honeyed cadence of the Southern drawl itself. But this distinctive ...

For musicians like Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer, trying to break down doors in the folk and country music scenes has been a long road. A festival in Durham this weekend aims to remedy that.

Rhiannon Giddens discusses her 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow' album, Hollywood Bowl show, Beyoncé banjo part and canceling the Kennedy Center. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

The Tenderbellies formed in 2013, but it was Cope’s arrival with his harmonica-fueled arsenal of blues and funk that moved The Tenderbellies beyond a basic bluegrass band.

Stringed instruments are on hand to try out: fiddle, six-string guitar, mandolin, 5-string banjo, and upright bass. Ukulele is also encouraged for the beginning jam. The regular bluegrass jam session ...