FIDDLING AROUND: Bluegrass festival back on at Sequoyah Lodge after year break

A kitchen fire prevented the Western Hills Winter Bluegrass Festival from happening last year at Sequoyah Lodge, but ...

Jim Hurst to give bluegrass history lesson and concert at the library

Bluegrass artist Jim Hurst may not be from the capital city, but he vividly recalls the beauty from his years of driving ...
Tennessean

Ricky Skaggs talks bluegrass music's timeless influence ahead of Ryman concert

Having achieved a combined 55 years in both bluegrass and country music, 15-time Grammy-winner and Country Music Hall of Famer Ricky Skaggs speaks with The Tennessean about his forthcoming Christmas ...
The Advocate

Steep Canyon Rangers' Barrett Smith: 'If bluegrass music is going to survive, it has to adapt.'

Grounded in tradition through they are, Barrett Smith and his fellow Steep Canyon Rangers nonetheless see bluegrass as a ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN

Kick out the jams: Painted Mandolin, Broken Compass play joint show at Rio

Santa Cruz's Painted Mandolin will be joined by Grass Valley's Broken Compass Bluegrass for a night of dancing and jamming ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Slow sessions provide introduction to Irish, bluegrass jams at Folk School of Fayetteville

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 ...
American Songwriter

This Chinese Bluegrass Band Covering George Strait Proves That Music Knows No Borders

People often say that music is the great unifier. For instance, you can go to a concert and be surrounded by hundreds or thousands of strangers but everyone has at least one thing in common—love for ...