Preserving The Tradition of Bluegrass Into The Future

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades is a bluegrass band with a spark of energy that keeps fans returning for more. Described as “modern day...

In a picturesque mountain town in western North Carolina, a new music venue/brewery/restaurant combo is supporting the growth of...

In the world of country music, Ty Herndon needs no introduction. With so many charting radio singles – including several that snagged the...

Ty Gilpin is an artist, artist advocate, and until recently, the Senior Director of Marketing for Crossroads Label Group’s celebrated...

Watching DownRiver Collective perform is like watching a finely tuned machine. Audiences are treated to the silky-smooth vocals by Ali...

Christian Ward Someday, when Christian Ward is reminiscing, he might remember 2025 as a really big year.   After all, that’s when he...

If the bells and whistles of the digital world are not your thing, it isn’t Tony Kamel’s either. His latest album, We’re All Gonna Live,...

Chris Hanscom didn’t set out to start a movement. He was just heading to the woods with his wife. It was about ten years ago near...

Success doesn’t come with a velvet rope or a red carpet in the backroads and backrooms of bluegrass music. It comes with long hours,...

A Delicious Delight at The Eatery Across the 13-state Appalachian region, from West Virginia to Mississippi, well-known names have...

For readers of The Bluegrass Standard, the name Swamp Dogg might not ring a bell. But for the past six decades, Jerry “Swamp Dogg”...

Maybe it was prophetic that Gena Britt grew up in the dance halls of Star, North Carolina. It’s where the bluegrass star, known for her...

If you walk through North Carolina and ask about Clyde Mattocks, people will tell you stories. Not just stories about his music, but...

Highly acclaimed singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Maya de Vitry is back writing songs after releasing her fourth...

Cuttin’ Grass is a traditional bluegrass and Gospel band based in the Durham, North Carolina area. Co-founded in 2016 by Wally McKay and...

Folk singer Woody Guthrie made his mark on music at a time when many art forms had a huge influence on world events. It was a time of...

Musicians and event organizers Sandy and Greg Cormier have certainly made a mark on the bluegrass community of central Maine. For the...

Alison Krauss and Union Station are back with a new album. After a fourteen-year hiatus, the multi-platinum and gold-selling super group...

For most visual artists, subject matter comes from the stuff that touches the soul. It comes from themes that tug at the psyche, either...

You wouldn’t think the future of bluegrass music would run through a little town called Arden, North Carolina. But that’s where Mountain...

One of the albums that knocked the socks off Jim VanCleve might surprise you.  This extraordinary fiddler with such groups as Doyle...

There is a quiet intention behind everything The Storytellers do. Whether they’re deep in the groove during an onstage jam, sharing lunch...

Being nominated for a James Beard Award is an incredible honor—one that represents far more than a single moment or achievement. It’s...

It’s often difficult to separate reality from fantasy or fact from fiction today. As we increasingly move toward AI, tech advancements...