Bluegrass is a fascinating genre rooted in both American and European folk music. This form of country music developed in Appalachia with distinct influences from Scottish and Irish traditional music, ...

PICKENS, S.C. (WSPA) – The City of Pickens will host their inaugural Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival this weekend. It’s a two-day celebration celebrating and honoring Appalachian-area food, music ...

The Appalachian Road Show, known for its blend of Americana, bluegrass, and folk music, will perform in Bucyrus, Ohio on May 8. The concert will be held at the Bucyrus Elementary School Auditorium at ...

Larry and Joe performed for my son's school last week. They were on tour with just one public show in Louisville, Kentucky, but they took time to visit four local schools. After my son saw them play, ...

When Larry & Joe open the third annual Arkansas Country Blues and Stringband Festival Nov. 14 in Springdale’s Luther George Park, their performance will be a visual and sonic representation of the ...

The Town of Hudson’s Fall Dinner Theatre invites actors, singers, and community members of all ages to audition for the Appalachian ballad folk drama, Dark of the Moon, at the HUB Station Arts Center.

SANTA CRUZ — With its spare accompaniment, intricate instrumentation and often haunting vocals, there is an appeal to Appalachian folk music that transcends geography and generations. The genre dates ...

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, ...

As a folk musician, Mon Rovîa has never been much of a planner. He didn’t plan on pursuing music as a career; he never imagined going on tour, nor does he map out the lyrics in his music that’s going ...

A Morningside College instructor, known for her classical vocal background, will present a lecture/recital that focuses on her Appalachian roots. In addition to singing and talking about the mountain ...

Each a virtuoso in their own right, longtime friends and Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn team up for a tradition-blending debut album of folk music. Chinese Folk Music Meets Appalachian Tradition On 'Wu ...