Preserving The Tradition of Bluegrass Into The Future

photo by Sandlin Gaither field Sometimes, unusual combinations end up making a lot of sense.   Take Zoe & Cloyd's Klezgrass music....

Anyone who has ever been to an Old Crow Medicine Show (OCMS) concert knows that the high-energy band is as much fun to watch as they are...

Appalachia is home to myriad restaurants that span cuisines and styles. From Indian and Italian to French and Mexican, there is no...

Marty Stuart personifies American music, from his modest Mississippi beginnings to his present star-studded life as a successful,...

As the executive director of the Americana Music Association (AMA) for seventeen years, Jed Hilly’s responsibilities include producing...

A commitment to the performing arts is evident in Kirkwood, Missouri. Not far from St. Louis, a new performing arts center has enhanced...

Music teacher and performing artist Janet Feld has an encouraging concept of the role music plays in life. For her, music has many...

Scott Schwebel and Pat Evans, friends since the fourth grade, went out one day searching for a particular album. Driving around their...

As a child growing up in rural Kentucky, Lisa Kahlden loved to check out records from her local library. The records she was drawn to...

Maygen Lacey says she comes from a different go-to regarding the kind of music she grew up on than her musical partner, Noah Neumann. “I...

Several months ago, the band Arkansauce debuted in Springfield, Missouri, at the popular Regency music venue downtown. Bluesy with a...

“It all just came down to - take a deep breath and play any damn thing,” says the multi-instrumentalist and recording artist with sixteen...

Clint Holley has always had a thing for vinyl. “I bought my first record around 1979 or 1980,” he recalls. It seems you always remember...

For Aric Steinberg, stepping up to help musicians was an easy decision. He first arrived as a volunteer with the Sweet Relief Musicians...

Growing up on the family cattle farm in Georgetown, Georgia, the Balkcom sisters, Eleanor, Lily, and Powell, have made a name for...

A bluegrass picker looking for a music camp has many choices. But Bluegrass and Gee’s Bend is unique in several respects. While it offers...

If you ask Chris Jones what he does for a living, his reply might begin by asking how much time you have. In addition to managing his...

“I’m still the guy who wants to play in a five-piece band,” says the legendary Mandolin player Sam Bush. The three-time Grammy...

Photo credit for band photos to  Kaitlyn Raitz .    Heralded as “Nashville’s newest bluegrass ambassadors,” East Nash Grass is making a...

From his Eastern Kentucky home, Randall Deaton recalls his pet project’s long journey to fruition. “I started this project in 2012,” he...

I learned about the John C. Campbell Folk School when my father, a hobby woodworker, took a class there. He made the seven-hour drive...

Whether conveying the abstract grandeur of the mountains, relaying the joy of a skiing trip, or meditating on the simplest details of...

Mandolinist, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Darren Nicholson is no stranger to success. As a solo artist and former member of Balsam...

As Appalachian food rises in popularity, the chefs at the forefront of the movement are being recognized for their contributions to the...