Preserving The Tradition of Bluegrass Into The Future

When choosing a name for their bluegrass band, banjo player Kalle Tuovinen and his bandmates, Johannes Oksanen on mandolin, Benjamin...

Max Wareham is a banjo player. He is also a master researcher, interviewer, and author. His first book, Rudy Lyle, The Unsung Hero of the...

Celebrating 25 years as a bluegrass band next year, Higher Ground Bluegrass is a group we rarely see in music today. Founded in 1998 by...

While many sibling bands are found in bluegrass, The GillyGirls Band claim a rare status: They’re a group featuring two sets of twins...

John and Frances Reedy are considered by many to be early pioneers and major influencers of the bluegrass genre. Known for classic songs...

F. Warren Hellman was a wealthy entrepreneur and philanthropist in the San Francisco area. He co-founded Hellman & Friedman, a...

Rory Hoffman sees the world in a different way. He loves to reimagine familiar songs with unexpected musical arrangements, such as his...

Doc Watson has influenced many, but few have achieved the legacy of this inimitable traditional musician who continues to inspire. The...

While the band Midnight Hollow has only been together for one year, the history going back at least a decade helped the band members meld...

From a small community in Eastern North Carolina, 22-year-old Garrett Newton reflects how original bluegrass artists start. Growing up in...