The early years of bluegrass music can be traced back to the 1940s in Appalachia. With roots in music styles like English folk and Appalachian music, the genre served as the inspiration and basis for ...

The artist’s path is an increasingly tangled one in the year 2025, but for guitarists, it’s not so complicated. While money and adulation are fine intentions, a true six stringer needs but one thing ...

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Molly Tuttle shifts from bluegrass roots to experiment with a pop-driven sound. New album 'So Long Little Miss Sunshine' features an all-female touring band. Tuttle leverages personal narrative and ...

The 45th annual Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival will take place Aug. 7-10 at El Rancho Mañana Campground in Richmond. The festival is free to attend, excluding parking and camping fees, and ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Leave it to bluegrass superstar Billy Strings to create musical mayhem of the heavy metal variety. The Ionia County native and globally acclaimed bluegrass guitar hero joined his ...

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PEORIA, Ariz.PEORIA, Ariz. — When Kyle Higashioka joined the Staten Island Yankees as a low-A player in the New York-Penn League, he bought a $50 acoustic guitar at a pawn shop. Though his parents ...

Dave Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB. I’m Dave Miller. Twenty-seven years ago, the Portland based singer-songwriter Brian Gore put together a show with some other guitarists for a handful of ...

From the iconic roots planted by Bill Monroe to innovators like Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, bluegrass continues to thrive. The traditions expand, but they never stray far from their foundations.