Preserving The Tradition of Bluegrass Into The Future

Appalachia is known for one hard liquor: moonshine. It is a high-proof, unaged whiskey typically made from corn mash and originally...

Mari Black, who has won multiple awards for her fiddlin' prowess, says she came by her talent naturally. "I grew up in a musical family....

Today, folk music is fascinating, broad and inspiring, but it continues to be the music of the people, locally and globally. “It connects...

Music has been proven to bring people together; in doing so, they discover more similarities than differences. The International Council...

Mandolin player and vocalist Lorraine Jordan has been a Pinecastle recording artist for two decades. She's put out seven projects,...

When life and music collide, the impact is visceral. That’s the best way to describe Nashville recording artist, Marty Falle’s recent...

Peter Rushefsky grew up listening to – and playing – lots of traditional music. Old time. Bluegrass. Ragtime. As time went on, he got an...

Every town has one—a place where teens gather to share their interest in music. In 1966, McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Long Beach, California,...

Since its inception in 1973, the Augusta Heritage Center, located on the Davis & Elkins College campus in Elkins, West Virginia, has...

Joe is a seasoned musician who has made a name for himself in the bluegrass and traditional country music scene. With his unique blend of...

With decades of record company experience under his belt, few people know the music business better than Mark Freeman. As head honcho of...

Did you know that hard cider is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages in the world? It is older than America and even accompanied the...

The story of Pinecastle Records is about people passionate about bluegrass music. The label started in 1989 in Florida. Tom Riggs owned...

Les Butler has seen a lot in the 45 years he’s been in the record business. Over that time, he’s had bluegrass acts signed to his Family...

In the early 1990s, Tim Surrett and Mickey Gamble teamed up to form The Mountain Home Music Company, an imprint of Crossroads...

Smithsonian Folkways Preserves the “People’s Music” From current artists such as Del McCoury, Tony Trischka or Po’ Ramblin’ Boys – to...

When veteran music industry creative Jerry Salley was ready to launch a record label, he thought about whom he could trust and who would...

GRAMMY-nominated producer and engineer Dave Maggard is living his dream come true. From his recording studio next to his home in the...

Bluegrass music has been fostered in the D.C. area for decades and has a well-earned reputation for being a bluegrass hotbed. When people...

The state of Colorado has a strong bluegrass scene, and a relatively new band, Jake Leg, is making a name for itself around the state....

Book: Stringbean – The Life and Murder of a Country Music Legend Author: Taylor Hagood Publisher: the University of Illinois Press...

Karleen Lewis, Director of Marketing and Communications for Visit Boulder, knows better than anyone what makes Boulder, Colorado,...

Bass player for The Sweet Lillies, Julie Gussaroff, knows well how important it is to support bluegrass. She and her bandmates host a...