The International Bluegrass Music Association conference, awards ceremony, Bluegrass Ramble and World of Bluegrass is in Raleigh, NC, Sept. 25-29, 2018. Find our stories here. From the N&O archives — ...
Country music is full of songs that signal their dark content with minor-key arrangements and vocal deliveries that match the tone. However, that’s not always the case. Some songs will have listeners ...
Bluegrass songs are some of the oldest and most covered in mainstream American music culture, especially in the country and folk genres. That being the case, here are 10 bluegrass songs you should ...
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Backstage at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival in North Carolina, Marty Stuart has just finished a whirlwind set on the Flint Hill Stage. A blitzkrieg of country, bluegrass, and rock, Stuart & His ...
For all the progressivism that's inherent in musical creation, the fact remains that the music industry is largely a patriarchal structure. There are plenty of huge female acts, but the ...
On Oct. 31, while much of the country revels in Halloween activities, bluegrass-Americana powerhouse group Greensky Bluegrass will officially celebrate its 25 th anniversary. Greensky Bluegrass will ...
Watching guitarist Billy Strings onstage is akin to observing a hummingbird in its natural state. Strings’ fingers zoom up and down the fretboard of his acoustic in an intricate and calculated frenzy.
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 ...
DURING QUARANTINE LAST YEAR. THE SONG FEATURES FIVE INSTRUMENTS, ALL PLAYED BY MILLIE. ♪ JULIE: IT’S A TRIBUTE TO MUSICIAN EARL SCRUGGS AND HI RENDITION OF "FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN." THE TUNE IS ...
For 9-year-old Dave Walser, the inspiration that would propel him through the next 55 years seemed to strike out of nowhere. As a boy living in West Texas, Walser was still learning to play the guitar ...
On Oct. 31, while much of the country revels in Halloween activities, bluegrass-Americana powerhouse group Greensky Bluegrass will officially celebrate its 25 th anniversary. The group first launched ...