From the iconic roots planted by Bill Monroe to innovators like Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, bluegrass continues to thrive. The traditions expand, but they never stray far from their foundations.
Bluegrass artist Jim Hurst may not be from the capital city, but he vividly recalls the beauty from his years of driving ...
After making an album of all train-related songs and a holiday record, Twin Cities bluegrass band the High 48s took a simple approach to their eighth release, “Daddy Was a Bank Robber,” which they’re ...
In his mid-teens, Billy Strings was the lead guitarist in a Grand Rapids, Michigan, prog-rock band called A Day of Moments. He was a high school dropout and hadn’t touched an acoustic guitar in years.
Bluegrass icon Billy Strings (right) recorded his new album Me/And/Dad with his stepdad, Terry Barber. The album features songs that Strings learned from Barber during his childhood. Even as a toddler ...
Over Halloween weekend Greensky Bluegrass returned to their point of origin and proving ground in Kalamazoo, Michigan. There the band celebrated a quarter-century of spirited sounds and sparkling ...
Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, has died at age 69. Rice died Friday at ...
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