The Bluegrass Hall of Fame member played fast without sacrificing the genre's melodic core, and improvised with a sense of humor. By Steve Knopper In 1968, while square-dancing during his boss Bill ...

Bluegrass prodigy Wyatt Ellis, 17, is set to perform in Titusville on October 2. The award-winning mandolinist and songwriter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mandolin prodigy Wyatt Ellis pairs with Marty Stuart for the new music video "Blue Smoke." - Credit: Laci Mack* Wyatt Ellis is ...

A bluegrass innovator, he recorded numerous albums as a leader, and his list of collaborators included both Leonard Bernstein and Jerry Garcia. By Bill Friskics-Warren Bill Friskics-Warren reports on ...

It’s been a busy year for Sierra Hull who has spent much of it criss-crossing the country on tour. Now, with 2025 drawing to a close, she’s finally been able to catch her breath and look back at some ...

Mandolin Orange is a folk duo comprising songwriter Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz (vocals, violin, guitar). Marlin and Frantz have produced five albums of original ...

When lightning struck, Buddy Merriam listened. Merriam, 58, who lives in Sound Beach, has made a living as a bluegrass musician for the past 30 years - a career launched after lightning hit a neck ...

George Elementary students get an earful of something new Thursday. "They're getting a different genre of music that they might not choose to listen to otherwise," said Principal ...

A beloved presence at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and on local stages, Jeanie Poling helped nurture San Francisco's bluegrass scene through jams, showcases, festivals and decades of performing.

In the span of less than a week, the bluegrass community was rocked to its core: Jesse McReynolds and Bobby Osborne, two pioneering voices and musicians of the “high, lonesome sound,” died within mere ...