In bluegrass, it’s a man’s world. That was the focus of a panel discussion at an International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass event Thursday in Raleigh. The panel of six women, each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vocalist and guitarist Lindsay Lou had played songs such as Ricky Skaggs' "All I Ever Loved Was You" and Ralph Stanley's "I Only ...

Vocalist and guitarist Lindsay Lou had played songs such as Ricky Skaggs' "All I Ever Loved Was You" and Ralph Stanley's "I Only Exist" in bluegrass jam sessions for years, before realizing that some ...

Nowadays, you need look no further than World of Bluegrass showcases and Fan Fest to find other quite good musicians who also happen to be women—like singer, songwriter, banjo player and former Porter ...

Bluegrass aficionados recognize the pivotal role of banjo instrumentation in crafting its vibrant sound. While instruments like fiddles, upright basses, guitars, and mandolins contribute significantly ...

When the Boston-born band Della Mae first started performing at bluegrass festivals, all-women bands were such a rarity on that circuit that the group had to have a contract rider saying “when you ...

When he was three years old, Jerry Douglas heard the groundbreaking banjo licks of Earl Scruggs on the turntable each morning during breakfast at his childhood home in northeastern Ohio. “And we’d ...