South meets north at The Amp June 4 in the form of Alabama-based Mountain Grass Unit and openers Surf Hat, hailing from British Columbia. Both are relatively young bands; Mountain Grass Unit has ...

The bluegrass world is mourning the loss of one of its greats. Ronnie Bowman died Sunday, March 22, after being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident a little over 20 miles northeast of Nashville ...

Few festivals could take a five-year hiatus and come roaring back. But this winter, the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival is doing exactly that with its first full edition since 2020. The indoor festival, ...

Victoria Kickham, Senior Editor, started her career as a newspaper reporter in the Boston area before moving into B2B journalism. She has covered manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain issues ...

About 20 years ago, an avid runner named Kenichi Mamitsuka decided, on a whim, to pick up some street trash during his morning jog around Kagoshima, Japan. Despite feeling a bit self-conscious as ...

The Palisade Bluegrass and Roots Festival unveiled its 2026 festival lineup, featuring three days of national touring acts, Colorado standouts and genre-bending performers at Riverbend Park in ...

On this day (January 6) in 1924, Earl Scruggs was born in Flint Hill, North Carolina. He was a member of two of the most influential bluegrass groups. Moreover, he was at the forefront of the genre in ...

The early years of bluegrass music can be traced back to the 1940s in Appalachia. With roots in music styles like English folk and Appalachian music, the genre served as the inspiration and basis for ...

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 ...

RUMFORD — A show is slated for September 25th at 7:00 pm featuring The Hilary Hawke Trio, a powerhouse band featuring versatile banjoist, Hilary Hawke, celebrated guitarist Ross Martin and rising ...