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.

In 1973, Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia fulfilled a longtime dream when he formed the bluegrass supergroup known as Old & In the Way. For the rock & roller, circling back to his acoustic roots ...

A melange of fiddles, banjos and voices will soon drift across the surface of Medical Lake from the annual Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival. For 22 years, this celebration of music has brought people ...

It was far from the first time something like this had happened. But maybe it was the last straw. In May 2021, a private music festival in Castle Rock needed to add female representation to its ...

George Deremer, left, John Calvert, and Techia Gay play bluegrass music Friday, June 10, 2022, during the 41st annual Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival at Mountain View Park in Wind Gap. The festival ...

When Ronnie McCoury was 13, he picked up a mandolin. Six months later, he was playing with his father’s band, the Del McCoury Band. “It was kind of a sink-or-swim type of situation,” McCoury said with ...

At 83, bluegrass legend Del McCoury is still going strong. The secret, he says, is to keep it fun. His Del McCoury Band will play The Burl on Friday. Provided Few things will restore faith in living ...

As they head into their 20th year as a band, The Infamous Stringdusters are feeling the tug of multiple bluegrass generations. From the past comes a legion of string music specialists — artists like ...

HAZARD, Ky. — Bobby Osborne, the mandolin-playing bluegrass music legend who, as one half of The Osborne Brothers, helped popularize the song “Rocky Top,” died Tuesday. He was 91. The Grand Ole Opry, ...

Bluegrass supergroup Mighty Poplar just formed last year to tour live in its current configuration, but the musicians that make up the band share a long history. The quintet is comprised of Watchhouse ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Joining a jam for the first time can be intimidating, but volunteers at the Folk School of Fayetteville have found a way to welcome newcomers to the circle at a comfortable pace. In ...