Country Gongbang merges bluegrass and K-pop for a unique sound

South Korea's first and only bluegrass group, Country GongBang, is set to perform at the 40th Festival International de ...

Popular Lexington music, food festival expands to larger venue for more acts

A popular spring festival has rebranded itself and moved to a larger location for its two days of Americana, bluegrass, ...
American Songwriter

Alison Krauss on the Only Bluegrass Artist Who Wasn’t Afraid To Take a Stand (And Why the Genre Is a Form of Escapism)

Over her decades-long career, Alison Krauss has solidified her status as a bluegrass legend with her careful, distinct delivery of subject matter typical to the genre, like love, loss, hardship, rural ...
Westfair Communications

The Granite program in Georgetown receives bluegrass grant

Bluegrass musicians perform at The Granite in Georgetown, located at the former Granite Church. Photo courtesy of The Granite GEORGETOWN ...
The Dominion Post

WVU bluegrass, old-time musicians to jam with Tim O’Brien: ‘I keep telling these guys what a big deal this is’

No foolin’. Students in West Virginia University’s Bluegrass and Old-Time Bands will get the chance to jam with a Grammy winning musician in those genres – who also […] ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces artists for 25th anniversary festival

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has announced its first batch of artists for its 25th anniversary festival. This initial lineup for the three-day free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, set for Oct. 3-5 at Golden ...
American Songwriter

3 Bluegrass Icons of the 20th Century and Their Modern-Day Counterparts

Bluegrass is a genre founded on tradition. That being so, it is no surprise that bluegrass musicians from the present lift and riff off of bluegrass musicians from the past. This is not malicious nor ...