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 ...

The 38th annual MerleFest this past weekend was one for the books. For decades, music fans have descended upon the town of Wilkesboro, NC - situated in the foothills beneath the Blue Ridge Mountains - ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- It was a hard year in the bluegrass world and the loss of icons such as Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson hung over the International Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday night. The ...

Last night, Grammy-award-winning bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Strings celebrated what would’ve been the 100th birthday of Doc Watson, one of his greatest influences. The celebration ...

We pay tribute to Doc Watson on the centennial of his birth. The pioneering bluegrass, country and folk guitarist and singer changed the way people around the world think about mountain music. In his ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Doc Watson is at an age when the old-timey songs he plays have a particular poignancy, particularly the church songs that tell of being “carried away” or “going over to the other ...

Bluegrass is a genre founded on tradition. That being so, it is no surprise that bluegrass musicians from the present lift and riff off of bluegrass musicians from the past. This is not malicious nor ...

(AP) It was a hard year in the bluegrass world and the loss of icons and friends colored the International Bluegrass Music Awards. The Gibson Brothers won top honors of entertainer of the year and ...