ALBANY >> Banjo player Peter Rowan was 21 and Bill Monroe was 50 when the Bluegrass Boys played the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. At 22, Peter left the Father of Bluegrass. His next gig was with Jerry ...

When Peter Rowan was a guitarist and singer with Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, the legendary mandolinist gave his young protégé some invaluable advice. “He knew I wanted to play other stuff, and he ...

Wearing patchwork pants and an easy smile, Bluegrass Hall of Famer Peter Rowan tipped the blue hand-thrown pottery jug inscribed with his name to his lips as if he were taking a large swig of ...

In an exciting new addition to this year’s festival, the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band headlines Bluegrass and Beer this weekend, playing 3 p.m. concerts both Saturday and Sunday in River Run Village.

The eclectic blend of bluegrass, blues, country, folk, jazz and rock music that forged the career of Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia, among numerous other 70s-era luminaries, will be celebrated by ...

Peter Rowan was born in 1942 in the Boston, Mass., area. Learned to square dance and play old-time stringband music as a kid. "When the rock ‘n’ roll hit, it was another kind of music, another kind of ...

Peter Rowan, second from right, on stage with his band, mandolinist Jody Stecher, bassist Paul Knight and banjo player Keith Little, June 8 at the Blue Loon, Fairbanks, Alaska To call Peter Rowan a ...

North Bay music icon Peter Rowan turns 74 on the Fourth of July and, per longstanding tradition, will throw a bluegrass birthday party at Rancho Nicasio this Sunday (4 p.m. July 3, $25). Included in ...

This interview was originally broadcast on Nov. 24, 2010. In 2010, the four members of the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band joined Fresh Air for an in-studio performance, as well as a discussion of ...

This interview was originally broadcast on Nov. 24, 2010. In 2010, the four members of the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band joined Fresh Air for an in-studio performance, as well as a discussion of ...