Preserving The Tradition of Bluegrass Into The Future

14-year-old Phoebe White from London, Kentucky, is currently captivating audiences with her commitment to cowboy and western music...

Throughout history, food has been shaped by labor demands, and some of the most iconic dishes in American culinary culture were born out...

Photo by Rebekah Speer Kevin Denney grew up surrounded by bluegrass music. “Some of my family members, Clyde and Marie Denney, toured in...

Angela M. Wellman, Ph.D. Angela M. Wellman, Ph.D., had the good fortune of growing up surrounded by music. From the time she was in...

When the town of Fort Fairfield, Maine, was looking for entertainment for its annual Potato Blossom Festival in 2004, someone suggested...

Photo by Diane Coll Perhaps as long as humankind has made music, its spiritual, mental, and physical health benefits have been clear....

Lauded folk singer, humorist, songwriter and guitarist Steve Poltz is perfect for lightening the load of those who feel the heavy burden...

How to be Elderly in the modern era? Surely, that’s the question that’s always on the mind of Lillian Werbin, CEO of Elderly Instruments,...

Kenny Feinstein began busking at the age of 12 in Santa Cruz, California. “It was the 1990s, and I was heavy into punk.” Kenny says he...

Caleb Malooley delivers guitar, harmonica, and lead vocals for Michigan-based group, The Gasoline Gypsies. The Americana-steeped...

Larry Sparks It’s a rarity to be able to speak to a musician with ties to old-time bluegrass, such as Larry Sparks. The one-time Stanley...

When Marty Falle sits down to write a song, he often draws on two facets that interest him most—history and heritage. Not surprisingly,...

Brandi Waller-Pace Brandi Waller-Pace, a native of Atlanta, taught elementary school in Fort Worth. “I taught stringed instruments, and...

Robert Street Friedman In a household where the music of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie mingled with Beatles tunes, music crafted as...

Despair not, all ye who have struggled to learn the banjo. Self-described “ebanjolist” Matt Brown brings good tidings of great two-finger...

A Jamie Oliver Dish Many of the world’s most famous chefs thrive in bustling big cities, where culinary innovation and diverse cultures...

A pandemic project that modestly began in Great Britain as an instructional tool for an aspiring guitar picker has grown into a...

In the Turnberry Records showcase room during the IBMA World of Bluegrass in the Marriott, downtown Raleigh, NC, one of the performers on...

The Spring Chickens “Spring chickens” refers to the newly hatched. Up-and-coming bluegrass outfit The Spring Chickens echoes this with...

Celebrating its 25th year this September, the premier event of the Americana Music Association – AmericanaFest – turns downtown Nashville...

Atlanta’s SweetWater 420 Fest has returned, celebrating its twentieth anniversary with its trademark robust weekend of music, craft beer,...

From his home in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, Andrew Wakefield is thankful. “Our house is still standing, so we are grateful for that.”...

According to Sociograss, the toe-tapping music of the group’s home region of Scotland might feel somehow familiar to fans of American...

Reaching thousands daily with her morning radio show, Mornings with Annette, The Bluegrass Jamboree DJ and CEO Annette Grady is using...