This Friday and Saturday, Raleigh Wide Open is taking over the streets of our state's capital. The festival is a celebration of American roots music ranging from gospel to folk and also features arts, ...

Bill Monroe didn’t invent bluegrass music, but he refined it and is the person most often referred to as the “Father of Bluegrass.” The classic instrumentation includes upright bass, banjo, fiddle, ...

“Bluegrass is very community-based,” says mandolinist Patrick Kerrigan Fitzsimons, one of the founders of the academy. “You don’t need fancy equipment. You just carry your instrument, sit in a circle ...

The Wayfaring Strangers will present a wholly improvised bluegrass musical at The Magnet. Join in for an improvised musical featuring old-timey bluegrass tunes played on traditional instruments like ...

GOSHEN — The inaugural Goshen Bluegrass Gospel Jam takes place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 8 at The Bag Factory, 1100 N. Chicago Ave. The event will be held in front of Second Song Musical Instruments on ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - On the occasional Friday nights, you can hear the finger-picking of a banjo, strumming of guitars and the sound of the fiddle. The lyrics are sung in tight harmonies. The ...

KENTUCKY, USA — The music produces images. Listen to a bluegrass record and the common themes appear: family, relationships, God and the beautiful state from which this music was born. Kentucky is ...