Bluegrass is a grass native to England, but the namesake musical idiom is definitely all-American. Nestled between traditional blues and country, bluegrass is Southern string band music marked by ...

A professional liquor taster, dump truck driver and fur hat maker walk into a bar. No, that's not a joke. Add a snow plow driver and lawn mower to the mix — plus the quintet's world-class ability to ...

CLAY CITY, Ky. (lex 18) — The outside is misleading. An unassuming building off a gravel road in Clay City opens a door to a place seemingly untouched by time. It may as well be a second home to ...

After more than a decade, a listener favorite returns to WMKY (90.3FM). Focusing on new and classic bluegrass, old-time, and traditional music, "Bluegrass Diversion" can be heard on Saturdays at 10 ...

The McLain Family Band will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 726 Fuller Ave. in Big Rapids as part of Tuba Bach’s 2025 Christmas concert series.

The Fruita Fall Festival will run Sept. 27-29. There will be several renowned bluegrass acts including Steve Spurgin, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, Sons & Brothers, and Bluegrass Etc. Other bands will be ...

Lester Flatt’s Martin D-18 acoustic guitar – an instrument that helped pave the way for traditional bluegrass music – is set to be sold at auction. It headlines Heritage Auction’s upcoming event, set ...

The Del McCoury Band will be performing live at The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. From the nascent sound of bluegrass that charmed hardscrabble hillbilly honkytonks ...

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, ...

Like the itchy-heeled rambler in Bill Monroe’s 1959 recording of the folk song “Gotta Travel On,” the rural-themed, largely three-chord music Monroe created in the 1940s has since moved on to new ...

April has blown in a bountiful bouquet of festivals and events, but if the idea of an indoor, climate-controlled day of free music fit for the whole family sounds appealing, look no further than ...