Multiple stringed instrument players and musical performers from across the country came together to downtown Owensboro this weekend, playing the likes of banjo, guitar and mandolin tunes during the 2 ...
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, ...
Theater of the Apes to present The Wayfaring Strangers, a wholly improvised bluegrass musical featuring brand new lyrics to old-timey bluegrass standards, played by a rotating cast on traditional ...
Trampled by Turtles is not a bluegrass band. Yes, of the six members, there’s a banjo player, a mandolin player, and a fiddle player — all core instruments of traditional bluegrass — but the music ...
Bluegrass music has recently made a massive resurgence, thanks to folks like Billy Strings and Sierra Ferrell. However, as most of you know, the genre isn’t a new thing. Rather, it is one of the ...
Travis McNamara began writing music on the piano while he was in middle school, back in his home state of Michigan. Decades later, McNamara, who also plays banjo in the Denver-based, ...
GOSHEN — The inaugural Goshen Bluegrass Gospel Jam takes place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 8 at The Bag Factory, 1100 N. Chicago Ave. The event will be held in front of Second Song Musical Instruments on ...
The biggest story of this year’s International Bluegrass Music Association award show wasn’t that Billy Strings won his third consecutive Entertainer of the Year honor. Nor was it that Sierra Hull ...
In the heart of this central Florida city, a vibrant celebration of music and community unfolded this weekend at the inaugural Brick City Bluegrass Music Festival. The venue, located at Ocala Citizens ...