Preserving The Tradition of Bluegrass Into The Future

When Patrick David Sawyer began making Pisgah Banjos in 2012, he focused on sustainability—a deeply rooted concept in his soul. Raised in...

Bluegrass fans will be familiar with Casey Driessen’s fiddling influences: Byron Berline, Vassar Clements, Bobby Hicks, Kenny Baker,...

Great bluegrass bands put on mileage from live performances, late-night picking circles, and road-worn camaraderie. Carson Peters & Iron...

The Seldom Scene If you think a band that has weathered endless personnel changes is in danger of losing its steam, think again. The...

John Schneider Whether you know veteran actor and singer John Schneider by his role as Bo of the Dukes of Hazzard or Johnathan Kent from...

As a saxophone player in high school, Casey Holmberg could not have been less interested in bluegrass music. “I never even liked to play...

Photo by Rob Laughter Pushing musical boundaries, the International Bluegrass Music Association Award-winning banjoist Tray Wellington...

Mountain Fever Records in Floyd, VA, Became a Powerhouse Label for Bluegrass, with offshoot Morning Glory Records Making Its Noise in...

Max Wareham is a bit of an old soul. From archaeological digs to translating medieval poetry, Max feels most at home with one foot in the...

Jenny Don't Colorful country-western group Jenny Don’t and the Spurs is all about recreating the vintage western look and sound of the...

Justin Holes & the Immutable String Band Justin Holmes hopes that thousands of years from now, AI will realize that one of humanity's...

The Inn at Little Washington The culinary capitals of the world—Paris, Tokyo, New York—are flush with award-winning dining institutions....

Mason Via It’s an exciting summer for Mason Via. After three years with Old Crow Medicine Show, he’s married, he’s moved, and he’s...

For Grammy Award-winning songwriter and guitarist Dave Alvin, music is more about commonalities than differences. He said his favorite...

Asleep at the Wheel is expected to bid adieu to the road. The nine-time Grammy award-winning Western swing band from the Lone Star State...

Bluegrass is a music genre that cannot be defined by a region. With roots in Ireland and Appalachia, the music has spread like wildfire...

For Stephen “Mojo” Mougin, the name of his label, Dark Shadow Recording, symbolizes a small, passionate company with a big heart. “It was...

U-pick farms have become an increasingly popular attraction in the rolling hills and winding valleys of Appalachia, where farmland...

Bluegrass doesn’t have to be a battleground between past and present. Sometimes, it’s a new sprout planted in fertile soil, taking all...

Despair not, all ye who have struggled to learn the banjo. Self-described “ebanjolist” Matt Brown brings good tidings of great two-finger...

Thomm Jutz grew up in Germany’s Black Forest, but he’s very much at home with the music of Appalachia. That’s one reason this successful...

Many of us stray from our origins, seeking to expand our horizons and experience new things. Over the years, though, we often sate that...

Starting as a (semi)traditional bluegrass band, Boston, Mass.-based Twisted Pine has evolved over the years into something more open than...

When fiddler and mandolin player Despina Pafralides had an idea to start an all-female band, she called on Cassie Lynn Wright, who played...