It was at end of May to the beginning of June 2023 when local musicians Chris Abell, Alex Abend and Blythe Dahlem officially started up the progressive bluegrass outfit The Lowland Ramblers following ...

Jim Rea, singer-guitarist in the progressive bluegrass band the Hillbenders, cites the group’s 2016 show at the Manship Theatre as a highlight of the band’s 15-year career. “We’ve been trying to get ...

Greensky Bluegrass falls outside of the realm of traditional bluegrass. The band writes most of its own music, banjo player Mike Bont said, and its sound has developed into something much more than ...

Even though the result is something that's maybe hard to put a label on, it comes from bluegrass. And all of us grew up with bluegrass to some extent. And we're really comfortable with that music, and ...

The 43rd annual Darrington Bluegrass Festival starts Friday, but the campgrounds at the music park already are filled with impromptu musical gatherings. Those who camp — and bring along their guitars ...

The path to bluegrass wasn’t linear for Geoff Union. Although he was born in North Carolina, it wasn’t until he attended an elite liberal arts college in the Northeast that the music of the hills ...

Banjoist Tray Wellington follows his 2022 album Black Banjo with his latest progressive project. By Jessica Nicholson The lyrics to hip-hop artist Kid Cudi’s 2009 song “Pursuit of Happiness” include ...

What: Lil Smokies.The Sweet Lilies open. Where: Vail Ale House, West Vail. When: 10 p.m. Saturday. Cost: $10. More information: Call 970-476-4314. Describing a band’s sound, much like classifying an ...

Mile Twelve, named after a sign on the highway at the Boston city line, takes a middle road in bluegrass between the purists and those who want to explore new avenues. “The traditionalists think we ...

As an enthusiastic proponent of active, outdoor fun, it’s no surprise Canoegrass organizer Tom Helbig of Tomfoolery Outdoors cooked up some interesting new twists during its two-year break. The eighth ...

The artist’s path is an increasingly tangled one in the year 2025, but for guitarists, it’s not so complicated. While money and adulation are fine intentions, a true six stringer needs but one thing ...