On the surface, there might seem to be a world of difference between jazz and bluegrass music. Jazz is predominantly urban and often deals with relatively complex structures, chords and key changes.

Bluegrass is one of many influencing genres behind modern country music, and quite a few country legends got their musical start in the classic American roots genre. These four legends, in particular, ...

Bluegrass music is one of those music genres that hasn’t really changed much through the years. And why would it change? Its roots are deep in Appalachian culture, and it has endured the test of time ...

Wyatt Ellis is only 15, but the mandolin prodigy is making quite a splash on the bluegrass world and appearing alongside some pillars of the genre — Bobby Osborne, Sierra Hull, Sam Bush, Marty Stuart, ...

The second annual Bloomington Bluegrass Fest will take place June 13 at Upland Brewing Co. in Bloomington, featuring nine ...

As he engages in internal ciphering to determine the elapsed time since his career switched from the traditionally minded country music he took to the top of the charts during the ’80s back to the ...

Students with Morehead State University's Kentucky Center for Traditional Music (KCTM) will get a showcase on a stage featuring national touring bluegrass acts this weekend. The touring group of ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! When Karl and Jackie Dieterichs first opened their folk music shop in 1966, it wasn’t ...