The Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival is Friday and Saturday, featuring a big lineup of bluegrass groups, gospel, folk, and more. For the last several years, a husband and wife from Siler City have ...

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, ...

— -- For music fans, June kicks off bluegrass season, with festivals scheduled through the summer and into the fall. The gatherings offer more than a chance to hear bands, says Bob Cherry, editor ...

And to ensure the best odds that I eventually break free from the physical and emotional freeze, I tabbed my unstoppable ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — It was 1946, and while bluegrass legend Bill Monroe was making a big name for himself in Nashville, a man named James Stanton was planting some very important roots of the ...

Alison Krauss & Union Station, Billy Strings and the Alison Brown/Steve Martin/Tim O’Brien collaboration “5 Days Out, 2 Days Back” lead the slate of nominees for the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, ...

A new effort led by Hollywood composer John Frizzell seeks to connect people with autism to each other through bluegrass. For musicians, jam sessions can be a moment of clarity, when the pressures of ...

Any musician who’s ever jammed with a group knows the deep connection that can form between players. Jam sessions can be a moment of clarity, when all the pressures of the world are drowned out and ...

Life can sometimes turn on a tune and it was a tune from singer and guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs that propelled a young man named Greg Cahill away from his guitar and job as a ...

Released in September 2024, the album features 20 bluegrass songs including fan favorites "Seven Weeks In County," "Cabin Song," and "Leadfoot." ...