A new “Tennessee Music Pathways” marker in downtown Johnson City honors the musical contributions of a figure in bluegrass’s ...

When people talk about their favorite country songs, they seemingly pick one from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and so on. Though what they innocently fail to acknowledge is the fact that none of those decades ...

Lexington in the '40s: Swingin' in the Bluegrass Lexington in the '40s: Swingin' in the Bluegrass Special | 58m 29s | CC Central Kentuckians recall the big band music scene in the Bluegrass during the ...

NEWTOWN — The folk music world is mourning the passing of legendary five-string banjo player, teacher and pioneer of progressive bluegrass. Roger Sprung, 92, who was known as one of the founding ...

Bluegrass music has roots in early American settlement with the arrival of the English, Scots and Irish — who brought fiddle and the basic styles of music that are generally considered to be the roots ...

Patrick Varine Thursday, May 30, 2024 4:00 a.m. | Thursday, May 30, 2024 4:00 a.m. Mt. Lebanon’s John Mackin got his first taste of bluegrass music as a young boy in the mid-1950s. Mackin, 74, ...

Jul. 29—While Sprung enjoyed performing at high-profile venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, his friends said he got just as charged up playing improvisational jam sessions and jam parties in ...