“The Taylor Swift Effect.” Coined by musician and Red-Winged Blackbird records founder Katie Powderly, the phrase describes the growing phenomenon of young girls being able to envision themselves as ...

Bluegrass has always been a music by and for the masses. One of the pioneers of the feel-good fast-pickin’ genre in the 1940s ...

SiriusXM's Nashville studios revealed the 2025 International Bluegrass Music Association Bluegrass Music Awards nominees and the latest inductees into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame. The 36th annual IBMA ...

It's early evening in Asheville, North Carolina, and Sierra Hull, the singer, songwriter, and mandolin virtuoso, is standing ...

The predominant sound in Owasso these days may be the roar of traffic up and down U.S. 169, but somewhere, deep in the background, one can hear the occasional rhythmic buzzing of bluegrass aficionados ...

The saucy dance of old-fashioned fiddle music. The persistent chuckle of a banjo. The chirp of a mandolin. The curling notes of the dobro. The many voices of the versatile guitar. It all adds up to ...

Shelby Means shares some of her Wyoming roots in her first solo bluegrass album that was released on Friday. Means, who grew up in Laramie, said her new album speaks to her experiences on the Wyoming ...

A local arts space celebrating its centennial has launched a new program centered around propping up the next generation of bluegrass muscians. Bluegrass University, the new initiative from Winchester ...

For musicians, jam sessions can be a moment of clarity, when the pressures of the world are drowned out and they can commune with other people through music. That's part of the idea behind a new ...

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, ...

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 ...