Bill Monroe didn’t invent bluegrass music, but he refined it and is the person most often referred to as the “Father of Bluegrass.” The classic instrumentation includes upright bass, banjo, fiddle, ...

One of the most interesting points about bluegrass music is that it continues to evolve without losing sight of its roots. Just consider the annual DelFest, founded by bluegrass great Del McCoury.

Trish Imbrogno described her debut EP, “Bluegrass Love Songs, Volume One,” as leaning into the “gentler” side of bluegrass ...

When Del McCoury needs a new song, he doesn't enlist a cohort of co-writers or entrust one of Music Row's famed publishing houses. He goes to the mailbox. Songwriters — from Canada to California and, ...

It’s the biggest week in bluegrass, and it’s right here in Raleigh. The International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual World of Bluegrass conference and festival takes place downtown Tuesday ...

HAZARD, Ky.HAZARD, Ky. — Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne, who helped popularize the song “Rocky Top,” died early Tuesday, according to a statement from the college where he worked. He was 91. Osborne ...

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 ...

When people hear the name Paul McCartney, bluegrass probably isn’t the first genre of music to come to mind. But Only Murders in the Building star and musician Steve Martin used his connections to get ...

This Friday and Saturday, Raleigh Wide Open is taking over the streets of our state's capital. The festival is a celebration of American roots music ranging from gospel to folk and also features arts, ...

Banjoists Alison Brown and Steve Martin's first collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, comes out today on Brown's Compass Records, but the pair never intended to make a full-fledged album - let ...

FILE - Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne performs with Del McCoury, not pictured, at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards show, Sept. 27, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Osborne, who helped ...