Bill Monroe, the founding father of bluegrass music, died on September 9, 1996, just four days shy of his 85th birthday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bluegrass musician Molly Tuttle will be opening for Tedeschi Trucks Band in Dallas and Fort Worth April 14-15, 2026. (Ebru Yildiz) ...

I used to spend lots of my time at bluegrass festivals in the 1970s. These events were usually held on meadows in the forests of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Western Maryland. A few were ...

The 52nd annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival brought a stellar lineup to the Colorado mountain town this weekend, with artists from Zach Top and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit to Alison Krauss & Union ...

The beloved Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) festival is set to transform San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park once again from October 3rd – 5th, marking an incredible 25 years of free musical performances ...

Bill Monroe, the "Father of Bluegrass" who influenced everyone from Ricky Skaggs to Jerry Garcia, was born 115 years ago today in Kentucky.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— As soon as the music starts, there's something at once odd yet familiar about it. The oh-so-'80s keyboard part has been replaced by a mandolin, and the searing electric guitar solo ...

Reno and Lake Tahoe have been a magnet for country music acts for decades, and the lineup of big-name performers and up-and-coming artists continues in that tradition to kick off the New Year. From ...

Editor's note: The SteelDrivers concert scheduled for Friday, Sept. 8, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater has been postponed until Feb. 2, 2024. September is a time for great music in Bloomington and this ...

Though it's known for being when "flower power" was in full bloom, the 1960s were an incredibly fertile period for bluegrass, producing some of its most innovative and trailblazing sounds. That might ...

From now through the end of 2025, fans of all types of country music — from Top 40 country to bluegrass to rockabilly to roots-rock to folk — can expect some great entertainment in the Reno-Tahoe area ...