Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the “bluegrass music capital of the world,” found-metal artist Andy Shoemaker of Medieval Man Studio, is creating a collection ...

It took Greensky Bluegrass 15 years but they finally made the Billboard Top 200 album chart. In September, their most recent album, If Sorrows Swim, which came out the same month, debuted at No. 127 ...

STURTEVANT -- The Route 20 Bluegrass Jam is for anyone and everyone who sings and/or plays a bluegrass instrument: guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, bass or dobro! They jam on the 1st and 3rd Thursday ...

On the surface, there might seem to be a world of difference between jazz and bluegrass music. Jazz is predominantly urban and often deals with relatively complex structures, chords and key changes.

Every Wednesday night, on the eighth floor of Dodge Hall, a soft banjo sound envelops the hallways as students gather for weekly rehearsal. This is the setting of James Kerr’s bluegrass ensemble ...

ASPEN ” Fiddle? Check. Mandolin? Yep. Guitar? You betcha. And that guitar isn’t one of them newfangled electrified ones, is it? No, sir! And most important ” banjo? Oh yeah. Yes, Trampled by Turtles ...

Despite their name, Greensky Bluegrass is not your typical bluegrass band (a point that is more often than not addressed when discussing their music). They’re a fully acoustic five-member outfit: no ...

Bluegrass fans say the mountain-inspired music helps kids understand history—and themselves. In the Atlanta suburb where 13-year-old Sarah Schneider lives, the instrument tucked under her chin is ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Every June, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival brings out many of the same performers, and the same fans, for four days of fun (usually) in the sun surrounded ...