In what will amount to an early Christmas present for bluegrass pickers and music lovers across Western North Carolina and ...

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 ...

My loose definition of an antique is that it’s anything older than 50 that retains or evokes some sort of life experience or memory for its owner. According to that definition, I am an antique, so the ...

Tritt isn’t the only one stepping out of his box for this performance. Most fans know that Gill has been playing bluegrass for decades. However, they likely know him best for his voice and guitar ...

Andy Thorn is best known as the banjo player for bluegrass band Leftover Salmon, which was inducted into Colorado Music Hall of Fame last year. But in recent months, Thorn has gone viral as a solo act ...

The very first bluegrass concert at Carnegie Hall was in 1962. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were the headliners with their band The Foggy Mountain Boys. FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYS: (Singing) I stand on the ...

At Denver's Swallow Hill Banjo Fest on Saturday, the toe-tappin' rhythm, quick-pickin' chords and an unmistakable twang ...

Jul. 29—While Sprung enjoyed performing at high-profile venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, his friends said he got just as charged up playing improvisational jam sessions and jam parties in ...

David Gura talks with banjo star Bela Fleck about his new album, "My Bluegrass Heart," and about his Jan. 9 concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The very first bluegrass concert at Carnegie Hall ...