Grounded in tradition through they are, Barrett Smith and his fellow Steep Canyon Rangers nonetheless see bluegrass as a ...

J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, died Friday, his family announced on Facebook. “This morning at around 3 a.m,, our dad, JD Crowe, went ...

At this point, Willie seems to have outgrown the ability to surprise people. Is he really, at the age of ninety, still touring and playing nearly a hundred shows this year? Will he really release ...

Growing up in Greensboro, N.C., Graham Sharp was in the heart of bluegrass music country, surrounded on all sides by legendary players. But somehow, he never crossed paths with bluegrass until a high ...

Bluegrass has always been a music by and for the masses. One of the pioneers of the feel-good fast-pickin’ genre in the 1940s, Bill Monroe, is credited with saying “Bluegrass has brought more people ...

Read down the list of nominees, however, and another Northwest name emerges. Mandolinist Nick Dumas, who grew up in south Snohomish County, is a member of the Special Consensus, a band nominated for ...

J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, died Friday, his family announced on Facebook. “This morning at around 3 a.m, our dad, JD Crowe, went ...