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 ...

This Friday and Saturday, Raleigh Wide Open is taking over the streets of our state's capital. The festival is a celebration of American roots music ranging from gospel to folk and also features arts, ...

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 artist’s path is an increasingly tangled one in the year 2025, but for guitarists, it’s not so complicated. While money and adulation are fine intentions, a true six stringer needs but one thing ...

Most music festivals on Long Island choose to focus on rock, jam bands, blues or country. But there’s only one that spotlights bluegrass, the music genre that mixes acoustic instruments with ...

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 ...