The longstanding tradition of bluegrass music in the United States is as ever-changing as the remote rivers the artists sing about in their songs. You just need to know where to look. That being said, ...

It was at end of May to the beginning of June 2023 when local musicians Chris Abell, Alex Abend and Blythe Dahlem officially started up the progressive bluegrass outfit The Lowland Ramblers following ...

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 ...

Amid the halls of the Kenan Music Building, the sounds of mandolins, banjos, fiddles and guitars can be heard as the Carolina Bluegrass Band brings rich, locally-rooted bluegrass music to life. The ...

It’s a busy week for live music in New Orleans, the first of many such weeks with festival season right around the corner.

Mitch and Cindy’s Bluegrass Festival is focusing on reunions this weekend. While there are sure to be some families at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds this weekend, the reunions Mitch Meadors and ...

Local favorites and up-and-coming national acts will perform in second-year of this festival. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Violinist Darol Anger literally had a dream, one in which he was performing his bluegrass music not with the David Grisman Quintet or another small group but in front of a full-fledged big band—and in ...

The first Bloomington Bluegrass Fest will take place May 3 at Upland Brewing Co., featuring eight bands. Mama Said String Band is the headliner, with additional performances by Jan Bell, Rusted String ...

Members of South Korean bluegrass group Country GongBang performing live, from left, bass player Keeha Song, vocalist and mandolin player Yebin Kim and banjo player Hyunho “Banjo Boy” Jang. The 2018 ...