For the past six years, the Sopris Mountain Boyz have been jamming together at weddings, bars and clubs, blending classic bluegrass instrumentation with diverse genres from contemporary rock to ...

When my longtime friend, Fiddlin’ Ted Fenstermacher, from Macungie, called me to play a banjo-fiddle gig with him, I readily agreed. There’s something about the sound of just an acoustic banjo and ...

MANCHESTER — Organizers of Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots set out to offer a variety of music from icons of the industry and up-and-coming artists. "It's a bluegrass festival but it's definitely ...

The Hosmer Mountain Boys were voted Fan Favorite at the 2023 Podunk Bluegrass Festival and have performed on the WoodSongs ...

MANCHESTER — Thursday music will be back at this year’s Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Festival, along with many familiar faces returning to perform at Hunter Park. The festival, returning for a ...

The Kutztown Folk Music Society has announced its 2023 concert season, and it looks like there’ll be something for everyone who enjoys genuine, traditional and original folk music. Presenting a wide ...

That we find Jason Carter at home on an early January afternoon is something of an anomaly. The Greenup County-born fiddler is usually on the road as a charter member of two multi-Grammy winning, ...

MARSHALL - Though the history of bluegrass and old-time music in Western North Carolina, and in Madison County in particular, is an incredibly rich one, the tradition has not died out. For evidence of ...

Fiddle players are often at the center of bluegrass music, taking on the role of the lead instrument. Before Bill Monroe became the so-called Father of Bluegrass, he was influenced by other musicians ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — From the age of four, Michael Cleveland has always wanted to play music. His grandparents took him to his first bluegrass shows as a young child and for him it was love at first note ...

Fiddle players are commonly thought of as players of folk, country, Celtic, and similar genres of music. The best players can use the instrument to elicit any number of emotions, from tender to ...