Behind the romanticized image of the artist lies a grueling reality: endless travel, emotional isolation and the strain of chasing a dream that may never materialize. By Tom Roland “My last words” are ...

Attending a music festival at an equestrian center is full-body immersion into a world of sleek horse haute-Derby style meets thigh-slapping, plaid-shirted, down-home mountain music makers — a place ...

This year’s Original Ozark Folk Fair is a full circle moment for the Ozark Daredevils, but it’s not a goodbye. It’s a see you later, maybe. Founding Daredevil John Dillon says they are still going ...

Last year fans of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum boarded a time machine back to 1898 to experience an infamous jail break. On Aug. 8, fans of the museum will travel to a much groovier time.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe in the 1940s and later with guitarist Lester Flatt, has died. He was 88 ...

Earl Scruggs became a household name in the early 1960s when he and Lester Flatt joined vocalist Jerry Scroggins in recording "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," becoming the theme song for the hit ...

In the centennial year of Earl Scruggs’ birth, the music festival held in Mill Spring bearing his name still has its new car smell. In only its third year, the Labor Day weekend festival is held 40 ...

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 ...

Uniquely KC is a Star series exploring what makes Kansas City special. From our award-winning barbecue to rich Midwestern history, we’re exploring why KC is the “Paris of the Plains.” For the last 15 ...

Tony Trischka is considered the consummate banjo artist and one of the most influential Banjo players in the roots music world. For more than 50 years, his stylings have inspired a whole generation of ...