Doc Watson‘s 1964 single of “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” can be coined as numerous genres, one of those being, of course, bluegrass. Aside from genre tags, this song is a staple in the world of ...
Before Vince Gill became a bluegrass legend in his own right, he was an aspiring multi-instrumentalist looking up to the great musicians who had come before him, and the Stanley Brothers were ...
Lyons was filled with the sound of plucking banjos and lilting fiddles this weekend as thousands gathered for the annual Planet Bluegrass RockyGrass music festival. A mandolin player rehearses ...
A solid bluegrass musician should be well versed in the bluegrass catalog. That catalog being the list of decades old tunes all bluegrass musicians will dig into, whether those musicians are seasoned ...
Oct. 12—WILLIAMSBURG — You won't have to go far to have some fun this weekend if you love Bluegrass music. The Whitley County Fair Grounds will be full of some Bluegrass tunes as the fourth annual ...
The surge of interest around guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Strings over the past few years is the rare music phenomenon that feels almost entirely new. Mr. Strings, born William Apostol in ...
The Asheville Mountain Boys’ self-titled debut album drops on Feb. 12, heralding the arrival of a new era of old-school bluegrass from the Buncombe County quartet.  Recorded at The Shop Studio with ...
Colorado is the leading dealer in the sounds of upbeat and stretched-out bluegrass. The past five decades have seen dozens of string bands rear their sounds from the Centennial State, everyone from ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six bluegrass guitarists you need to hear. From the iconic roots planted by Bill Monroe to innovators like Billy Strings and Molly ...
Don’t expect the familiar bluegrass tunes from Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder on Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Fox Tucson Theatre. “We’re not going to be doing the Stanley Brothers or Bill Monroe or my ...
The Telluride Bluegrass Festival celebrates a milestone 50th anniversary in June, but because the event is notoriously an instant sell-out, it’s improbable to find passes this close to the festival ...
Our Westword member concerts celebrate some of the best bands in the local scene, in any genre. After hosting rock band Ipecac, queer funk group May Be Fern and collaboratory indie hip-hop project ego ...