Riley Baugus, a Walkertown native, grew up listening to blues and classic country musicians. At the age of 10, he started playing music and learned how to play the fiddle, banjo and guitar. Later, he ...

Rene Rodgers (left) and Julia Underkoffler (right) show some of the items that will be displayed in the “I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music” exhibit at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. This ...

Members have come and gone over the years as Old Crow morphed from punky upstarts to middle-aged country music statesmen. The most recent evolution yielded “Paint This Town,” another set of smart, ...

In March of 2025, at the annual Big Ears Music Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, I was one of hundreds of festival-goers entranced by a group of up-and-coming musicians exploring a storied American ...

Each year for the past 89, Galax, Va., has hosted what it proclaims is the world's oldest and largest fiddler's convention. People come from all around to keep alive a rich American musical tradition.

Sonoma County's affinity for homemade music climbs back on stage this weekend for the 5th Annual Presidents Day Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival in Sebastopol. Headliners are The Kathy Kallick Band ...

If you know anything about the Appalachian area of the United States, you know it's full of rugged, mountainous terrain (like the peaks at Pisgah National Forest), scenic drives that are full of ...

Sonoma County's affinity for homemade music climbs back on stage this weekend for the 5th Annual Presidents Day Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival in Sebastopol. Headliners are The Kathy Kallick Band ...

Old Crow Medicine Show started busking on street corners from New York state to Canada in 1998, attracting fans through its rich harmonies within its version of traditional folk, bluegrass and ...

GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices singing the gospel tune, "I'll Fly Away." Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, ...