Thom Henderson, SAIL High School music teacher, loves a good banjo joke, and he gives you extra credit if you laugh. “Banjos are showing up in places we don’t expect,” Henderson says while unzipping ...

The Bluegrass Album Band is that music’s most successful repertoire group, and not just because of the incredible combination of talent. Though it exists only in the recording studio, its members play ...

In 2015, Jon Stickley brought in revered jazz drummer Dave King to produce his next bluegrass album. He didn’t bargain for the profound change ahead. Until that point, the Jon Stickley Trio mixed ...

These are two live bluegrass discs, recorded 20 years apart, and under very different circumstances. Guitarist Red Allen, who died last year, possessed a clear yet earthy, soulful voice of striking ...

Bluegrass is inherently collaborative. Rooted in folk music, the genre relies on standards that have been covered countless times over the years. It makes sense that some of the best bluegrass albums ...

Progressive bluegrass rising star and mandolin master Jacob Jolliff brought his band of virtuoso musicians for a night of music at the Phillips Performing Arts Center in Gainesville, Florida.

“The Long-Awaited Album,” a new release by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Rounder Records There’s a lot of excellent music on Steve Martin’s new bluegrass album with the Steep Canyon ...

WATERLOO --- When they were in a country-blues cover band called The Greazy Biscuits, Lisi Wright and her bandmates had no trouble playing bars. But since they started Galactic Cowboy Orchestra, their ...

The best bands are greater than the sum of their parts, transcending their individual attributes to create something unique and sublime. It's all the more delicious when it involves family and a ...

The 2022 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards took place on Thursday (Sept. 29), and banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck came out with the most trophies to his name. His critically acclaimed record My Bluegrass Heart ...