For the past six years, the Sopris Mountain Boyz have been jamming together at weddings, bars and clubs, blending classic bluegrass instrumentation with diverse genres from contemporary rock to ...

MANCHESTER — Thursday music will be back at this year’s Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Festival, along with many familiar faces returning to perform at Hunter Park. The festival, returning for a ...

When my longtime friend, Fiddlin’ Ted Fenstermacher, from Macungie, called me to play a banjo-fiddle gig with him, I readily agreed. There’s something about the sound of just an acoustic banjo and ...

MANCHESTER — Organizers of Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots set out to offer a variety of music from icons of the industry and up-and-coming artists. "It's a bluegrass festival but it's definitely ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook One of the things I’ve always liked about folk music is its capacity for energy. The variety of ...

The Hosmer Mountain Boys were voted Fan Favorite at the 2023 Podunk Bluegrass Festival and have performed on the WoodSongs ...

The Kutztown Folk Music Society has announced its 2023 concert season, and it looks like there’ll be something for everyone who enjoys genuine, traditional and original folk music. Presenting a wide ...

MARSHALL - Though the history of bluegrass and old-time music in Western North Carolina, and in Madison County in particular, is an incredibly rich one, the tradition has not died out. For evidence of ...

Fiddle players are often at the center of bluegrass music, taking on the role of the lead instrument. Before Bill Monroe became the so-called Father of Bluegrass, he was influenced by other musicians ...

That we find Jason Carter at home on an early January afternoon is something of an anomaly. The Greenup County-born fiddler is usually on the road as a charter member of two multi-Grammy winning, ...

Update Friday, Sept. 27: The International Bluegrass Music Association announced yesterday that the Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival in Wilmington, Ohio won the 2024 event of the year award over ...

Any Southern native, or transplant for that matter, has a general idea of what a fiddle is. You've no doubt heard your mama or your neighbor remark that they're feeling "fit as a fiddle." Zenas ...