In 2015, Jon Stickley brought in revered jazz drummer Dave King to produce his next bluegrass album. He didn’t bargain for the profound change ahead. Until that point, the Jon Stickley Trio mixed ...

Bluegrass is inherently collaborative. Rooted in folk music, the genre relies on standards that have been covered countless times over the years. It makes sense that some of the best bluegrass albums ...

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder earned instrumental group of the year for the eighth straight time at the International Bluegrass Music Awards Thursday. Tim O’Brien won song of the year and Ricky ...

DelFest, the annual event hosted by Del McCoury, is often described as a bluegrass festival, even though only a minority of the acts are traditional bluegrass bands. Many a casual observer assumes ...

First-time recipients and repeat winners were honored at the 29th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards in Raleigh, North Carolina, held Thursday night. Balsam Range, a five-piece band from ...

The 14th Annual Bluegrass and Beer Festival will be held this weekend in River Run at Keystone. The festival will be kicked off with a concert Friday night at the Warren Station featuring Mountain ...

The International Bluegrass Music Association has officially unveiled the nominees for its 36th Annual Bluegrass Awards, at once elevating the genre’s present trailblazers and canonizing the legacy of ...

Throughout his career, bluegrass banjo master J.D. Crowe selflessly made room in his band the New South for innovators. Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs, and Jerry Douglas all played in the group, which, under ...