Back in 2023, Billy Strings and his band had a show on Hallow’s Eve in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was basically a hometown show (he’s from Lansing), which makes sense as to why he felt so comfortable ...

Whether you are an expert in folk music or can’t tell a banjo from a mandolin, a new biography, “Doc Watson: A Life in Music,” by Eddie Huffman, will draw you in. Along the way you’ll discover not ...

Larry Keel and Jon Stickley will independently release their eponymous debut EP in September. Keel and Stickley have been called two of the finest flatpicking guitarists of this generation, and with ...

In 2009, when folk singer Doc Watson was the featured performer in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's Blues Tent, he received a standing ovation before he began to play. According to The ...

"Doc Watson: A Life in Music” by Eddie Huffman, University of North Carolina Press, 288 pages In 2009, when folk singer Doc Watson was the featured performer in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage ...

On Tuesday, Sept. 16, leaders and insiders in the bluegrass music community piled into a ballroom at the Chattanooga Convention Center, excited to hear a keynote interview with the genre’s biggest ...

While King says he learned a lot working with these seasoned pros, he was eager to get back to working with his road band. Emphasizing this back-to-his-roots approach, King recorded Darling Blue at ...

What do Deadheads, bluegrass fans and rock ‘n’ rollers have in common? Billy Strings – arguably one of today’s most talented guitarists, vocalists and songwriters – is on their playlists. Strings has ...

Nebraska drops another Big Ten opener, 30–27 to Michigan, and Travis Justice & Dr. Rob Zatechka break down why the score felt closer than the game. From seven sacks and goal-line woes to Michigan’s ...

The 36th annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards show felt a little different this go-round. Sure, the annual gathering of the genre overtook Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the first time ...

Billy Strings is coming back to Asheville, and the performance is approaching quickly. A year after sold-out performances in the mountains of North Carolina, the two-time Grammy winner has decided to ...