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.

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, ...

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, ...

MANKATO — For anyone who has watched KEYC TV’s 65-year-old legacy program, “Bandwagon,” the sight of folks bouncing and bopping to the sounds of polka music is nothing new. Now, however, the ...

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 ...

The singer, clad in black with bug-eyed shades gripping his face, motioned first to his left. “Adam Clayton on bass guitar!” Turning to the rear of the stage: “Larry Mullen Jr. on the drums!” “And,” ...

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 ...

Several rising British bands are using centuries-old ditties to discuss hot-button issues like prison abolition, trans rights and the gig economy. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London Think of ...