From the iconic roots planted by Bill Monroe to innovators like Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, bluegrass continues to thrive. The traditions expand, but they never stray far from their foundations.

Bluegrass music is one of, if not the oldest genre of music in the United States. Given its longevity it has graced every facet of the music industry in some way, shape, or form; whether it be ...

Dylan Langille *** Over Halloween weekend Greensky Bluegrass returned to their point of origin and proving ground in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Bill Monroe didn’t invent bluegrass music, but he refined it and is the person most often referred to as the “Father of Bluegrass.” The classic instrumentation includes upright bass, banjo, fiddle, ...

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 ...

Robin Chandler, owner of the Cary Street Cafe, saw the revival begin before the movie came out. “Three or four years ago I couldn’t find a bluegrass band to save my soul,” she says. “All of a sudden, ...

What happens when a 90s country music legend and a guy who sounds like he's straight out of the 90s get together for a good, old-fashioned picking session? I'm not exactly sure what happens, but I do ...

Doyle Lawson’s bluegrass roots have always been informed by his love for the quartet singing he grew up with in east Tennessee. Lawson played an important role in several of the genre’s best groups ...

The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame opened in Owensboro, Ky., in 1991. Since its founding, musicians from 20 states, plus Washington, D.C., have been inducted. But the inductees have largely been from ...

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out played to the late afternoon crowd at Festival of the Bluegrass on July 9, 2017. The traditional festival won’t be coming back after 46 years but a new bluegrass music ...

Leeds Center launches Bluegrass University for ages 11-18 in Winchester, KY. Weekly classes teach band skills, harmony and stage confidence. Program aims to preserve Kentucky bluegrass amid genre's ...

At this point, Willie seems to have outgrown the ability to surprise people. Is he really, at the age of ninety, still touring and playing nearly a hundred shows this year? Will he really release ...