There’s something about a string band – the beat, tradition – but to a Lehighton man directing the Northeastern String Band of Pennsylvania, his reason for being is, “We play music to have fun.” John ...

Last time we chatted with The Carolina Chocolate Drops they were getting ready to play a sold out show in Sacramento - on July 2nd they'll be at the Gallo Center For The Arts in Modesto, and as of ...

Banjo player Clinton Knorpp swears the rain began pelting twice as hard just as the Still House String Band jumped on stage. It was the cold mountain kind of rain that’s not fan friendly, and the ...

If you'd like to escape the presidential election, take your banjo or fiddle to this week's Appalachian String Band Music Festival, known as "Clifftop," in West Virginia. Summer is a season for ...

Dave Johnston, co-founder of the Nederland, Colorado-based bluegrass group, Yonder Mountain String Band, has been helming a set of musicians throughout a long, steady and prolific career. The jam band ...

With their slouch hats, whiskers and time-worn instruments, members of the 2nd South Carolina String Band look and sound like a Civil War camp band. And while they play “Oh! Susannah” and other ...

After 19 years with the Flint Banjo Club, Joe Sweet has learned that there are some advantages to working with a group of 40-plus members. Especially when audiences yell out for songs you've never ...