Larry and Joe performed for my son's school last week. They were on tour with just one public show in Louisville, Kentucky, but they took time to visit four local schools. After my son saw them play, ...

PICKENS, S.C. (WSPA) – The City of Pickens will host their inaugural Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival this weekend. It’s a two-day celebration celebrating and honoring Appalachian-area food, music ...

The Appalachian Road Show, known for its blend of Americana, bluegrass, and folk music, will perform in Bucyrus, Ohio on May 8. The concert will be held at the Bucyrus Elementary School Auditorium at ...

SANTA CRUZ — With its spare accompaniment, intricate instrumentation and often haunting vocals, there is an appeal to Appalachian folk music that transcends geography and generations. The genre dates ...

As a folk musician, Mon Rovîa has never been much of a planner. He didn’t plan on pursuing music as a career; he never imagined going on tour, nor does he map out the lyrics in his music that’s going ...

Bluegrass is one of many influencing genres behind modern country music, and quite a few country legends got their musical start in the classic American roots genre. These four legends, in particular, ...

Each a virtuoso in their own right, longtime friends and Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn team up for a tradition-blending debut album of folk music. Chinese Folk Music Meets Appalachian Tradition On 'Wu ...

Singer-songwriter Mon Rovîa straddles two worlds. For him, it's important to pay homage to both in his music. The Chattanooga-based folk musician, born Janjay Lowe, moved to the U.S. from his home ...

Bluegrass songs are some of the oldest and most covered in mainstream American music culture, especially in the country and folk genres. That being the case, here are 10 bluegrass songs you should ...

A year ago in the hilltop town of Kirtipur overlooking Kathmandu, musicians started to experiment with a blend of Appalachian Bluegrass with the mewl of the sarangi from the Himalaya. Zoe Levitt, a ...