As fans and musicians convene in Raleigh, North Carolina, this week for the annual World of Bluegrass gathering, they bring with them loads of talent, an unparalleled passion for the music and ...

The guitar phenom was named Entertainer of the Year for the fifth time in six years at the annual International Bluegrass ...

Sonny Osborne — one half of pioneering bluegrass duo the Osborne Brothers alongside brother Bobby — would have turned 89 ...

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 ...

On the surface, there might seem to be a world of difference between jazz and bluegrass music. Jazz is predominantly urban and often deals with relatively complex structures, chords and key changes.

When it comes to awards shows, Molly Tuttle knows the line about how it’s an honor just to be nominated. What she found out only recently, though, is that the way you’re nominated can be its own ...

Last evening. the 37th annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards took place at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in ...

With a cigarette dangling from his bottom lip, Robert Greer focuses intently on restringing his Martin D-18 acoustic guitar. Sporting a scruffy beard, camouflage hunting shirt, work pants and trucker ...

When it comes to devout music fans who will listen to their favorite genre for the rest of their lives, bluegrass is one that seemingly has the most of them. Loyalty to a sports team, love of a ...

A master improviser on banjo, he understood the genre’s roots but was also in the forefront of the later “newgrass” movement. By Bill Friskics-Warren Eddie Adcock, a virtuoso banjo and guitar player ...