One of the most interesting points about bluegrass music is that it continues to evolve without losing sight of its roots. Just consider the annual DelFest, founded by bluegrass great Del McCoury.

If there’s one constant in Simpson’s twist-filled catalog, besides his enthusiasm in traversing the traditions and textures of American music, it’s his grounding and ceaseless love for family. His ...

Willie Nelson will issue a new album, Bluegrass, on September 15 via Legacy Recordings. The iconic artist previewed the record with a grassy version of his ballad “You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago.” ...

(Huckleberry Records) Acclaimed bluegrass artists Jeff Brown and Wayne Taylor have teamed up for a new single, "The Ballad of the Dry Fork River," available to radio via Get It Played and available ...

Dolly Parton's voice is being heard again in a newly released recording just weeks after her death. The newly released song "Bound to Ride," by Parton and the First Ladies of Bluegrass, was released ...

Following two volumes of roots renditions of his own songs, the shapeshifting country musician returns with a bluegrass concept album about love among the legends of the Kentucky frontier. No score ...

Bluegrass and mass popularity are not a common match; they never have been. However, what bluegrass has that most popular musicians don’t have is a devout and incredibly steadfast cult following.

The guitar phenom was named Entertainer of the Year for the fifth time in six years at the annual International Bluegrass ...

The young musical duo Souvik Hazra and Subhankar Dhar’s ideation behind their band Grassy Strings goes a long way. Ever since ...

In the early 1960s when Greenwich Village was bursting with a folk music revival the Friends of Old Time Music made it their mission to introduce urban audience to some of the legends of prewar ...

Audiences can now count bluegrass music as one of Matthew McConaughey's many talents. In his new movie The Rivals of Amziah King (in theaters Aug. 14), McConaughey, 56, strums the mandolin and sings ...

McCoury's been prominent in bluegrass since the 1960s, when he performed in Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. His new album, with sons Rob and Ronnie, in an energetic work that also takes a dark turn.