Bill Monroe, the founding father of bluegrass music, died on September 9, 1996, just four days shy of his 85th birthday.

Billy Strings and Bryan Sutton have released a new collaborative album, Live at the Legion. The set, which measures 20 traditional bluegrass and folk tracks, was recorded on April 7, 2024, a year to ...

Bill Monroe, the "Father of Bluegrass" who influenced everyone from Ricky Skaggs to Jerry Garcia, was born 115 years ago today in Kentucky.

Tracy Chapman received a lifetime achievement award, with Joy Clark performing Chapman's "Give Me One Reason" in tribute. By Paul Grein Less than three weeks after winning the Grammy for best ...

With a quiver of banjos metaphorically on his knee and a rejuvenated appreciation for the traditional bluegrass genre in which he first gained notoriety, 19-time Grammy winner Bela Fleck returns to ...

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 ...

Music festivals offer music lovers the chance to see a large number of performances in a short amount of time. But occasionally festivals provide a breeding ground for one-off musical collaborations ...

To say that Robbie Fulks has been one of the best singer-songwriters in American roots music over the last quarter-century would be correct, and maybe a little reductive, too; he’s one of the best ...

Reno and Lake Tahoe have been a magnet for country music acts for decades, and the lineup of big-name performers and up-and-coming artists continues in that tradition to kick off the New Year. From ...