When he was three years old, Jerry Douglas heard the groundbreaking banjo licks of Earl Scruggs on the turntable each morning during breakfast at his childhood home in northeastern Ohio. “And we’d ...

Orange Blossom Special: Jack Lewis and his wife, Judie, started the Ocoee bluegrass jam 22 years ago. Credit: Photos by Rob Bartlett The streetlights serve as the spotlights, and a row of classic cars ...

One hundred two years ago today, one of the most innovative and influential bluegrass musicians in the genre's history was born.

Calloused fingertips blazed across instrument strings Saturday in Thompson Park, creating a bluegrass tapestry of mandolin, banjo, guitar, fiddle and stand-up bass that mingled with shade dappled ...

NEWTOWN — The folk music world is mourning the passing of legendary five-string banjo player, teacher and pioneer of progressive bluegrass. Roger Sprung, 92, who was known as one of the founding ...

LOWELL — What happens when a 40th anniversary event is postponed due to unforeseen circumstances? Do you put the party favors away and say to yourself, “I guess it wasn’t meant to be”? Do you wait a ...