Sierra Hull celebrated the release of her new album 'A Tip Toe High Wire' with a headlining concert at Nashville's Brooklyn Bowl. - Credit: Madison Thorn* It’s early evening in Asheville, North ...

Alice Gerrard and Hazel Dickens bonded at parties in the early 1960s. They would go on to form a groundbreaking bluegrass ...

Over her decades-long career, Alison Krauss has solidified her status as a bluegrass legend with her careful, distinct delivery of subject matter typical to the genre, like love, loss, hardship, rural ...

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, ...

Front Royal, Virginia is the place to be this weekend if you dig bluegrass or Americana music. The ninth annual Appaloosa Music Festival returns to Skyline Ranch this Saturday and Sunday. WTOP caught ...

Bluegrass is one of many influencing genres behind modern country music, and quite a few country legends got their musical start in the classic American roots genre. These four legends, in particular, ...

— -- For music fans, June kicks off bluegrass season, with festivals scheduled through the summer and into the fall. The gatherings offer more than a chance to hear bands, says Bob Cherry, editor ...

In an era when concert tickets can cost hundreds of dollars, there may be no greater gift to Bay Area music lovers than the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass free music festival in San Francisco’s ...

Every few generations, an unusual amount of talent will appear in art or sports at the exact same time and completely change the playing field. Think 1965-70 in rock ‘n’ roll when Jimi Hendrix, Janis ...

For musicians, jam sessions can be a moment of clarity, when the pressures of the world are drowned out and they can commune with other people through music. That's part of the idea behind a new ...

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 ...