ALBANY >> Banjo player Peter Rowan was 21 and Bill Monroe was 50 when the Bluegrass Boys played the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. At 22, Peter left the Father of Bluegrass. His next gig was with Jerry ...

Rebel Records is proud to announce a new album from pioneering American roots musician Peter Rowan. Rowan's second album for Rebel, Calling You From My Mountain features star turns from Shawn Camp, ...

Each era of bluegrass symbol, Peter Rowan’s career will be honored in song on January 23, 2026, at the Mother Church in Nashville. The evening has been titled Decades in Song: Celebrating the Eras of ...

When Peter Rowan was a guitarist and singer with Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, the legendary mandolinist gave his young protégé some invaluable advice. “He knew I wanted to play other stuff, and he ...

Grammy-award winner and six-time Grammy nominee, Peter Rowan is a bluegrass singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades. From his early years playing under the tutelage of bluegrass ...

The four members of the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band recently joined Fresh Air for an in-studio performance, as well as a discussion of traditional and modern bluegrass music. Grammy-winning lead ...

In our second installment of performances from Bill Monroe’s former home in Raleigh, we met with onetime Bluegrass Boy Peter Rowan. Rowan was a part of Monroe’s legendary backing group from 1964 until ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The eclectic blend of bluegrass, blues, country, folk, jazz and rock music that forged the career of Grateful Dead frontman Jerry ...

Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass, possessed a notoriously proud and prickly personality on and off the bandstand. For Peter Rowan, who added a jolt of energy to Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys when he ...

This interview was originally broadcast on Nov. 24, 2010. In 2010, the four members of the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band joined Fresh Air for an in-studio performance, as well as a discussion of ...