The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum will launch its spring semester of group instrument lessons on April 28. And this year, there's something new. They'll be offering a class for people with ...

A new semester of group music lessons will begin April 28, offering instruction in fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, and band ...

Each year there is a celebration for the winner of the honor. Trawick says a reception is planned for September or October.

It’s a tradition nearly 40 years in the making honoring music that dates back even longer, the annual Yadkin Bluegrass ...

The members of a local - and nationally performing - bluegrass band discuss their unique music, how they practice and what to ...

I hadn’t touched a mandolin since adolescence, and, even then, I’d only fooled around. My wife was beside me. “Do it,” she ...

In my 44-plus years of teaching and coaching this incredible game, I have found that a surprisingly small percentage of recreational players have a logical and repeatable practice plan. Even after a ...

Tribute festivals serve a deeper purpose than merely reviving memories. They offer a moment to pause and reflect on how an artiste has shaped the musical landscape, why their works continue to endure ...

Ann Skeet is the Senior Director of Leadership Ethics at the Markkula Center of Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Ethical leadership creates an environment where the goals and values of people ...

Between Phish’s upcoming trips to Mexico and Las Vegas, several members of the Vermont Quartet will hit the road with their side-projects. That includes bassist Mike Gordon, who will tour with a ...

Readers commiserate with Lucy Mangan after she sliced her thumb making potatoes dauphinoise My sympathies to Lucy Mangan after she “sliced half the ball of [her] thumb off with the mandolin” (Digested ...

Founded in 2015, the event has grown into a multi-day festival celebrating various plucked instruments, including oud, harp, sitar and more. This year's festival will feature performances by ...