On the surface, there might seem to be a world of difference between jazz and bluegrass music. Jazz is predominantly urban and often deals with relatively complex structures, chords and key changes.
STURTEVANT -- The Route 20 Bluegrass Jam is for anyone and everyone who sings and/or plays a bluegrass instrument: guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, bass or dobro! They jam on the 1st and 3rd Thursday ...
BOONES CREEK, Tenn. (WJHL) — Another Sunday “Bluegrass Jams” session took place at Johnson City Brewing’s Boones Creek location this week. These recurring events are open to the public and have ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GRAHAM, N.C. — Music is sacred, especially ...
Every June, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival brings out many of the same performers, and the same fans, for four days of fun (usually) in the sun surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenery in ...
Bluegrass fans say the mountain-inspired music helps kids understand history—and themselves. In the Atlanta suburb where 13-year-old Sarah Schneider lives, the instrument tucked under her chin is ...
PITTSBURGH - Greensky Bluegrass hits the road again this month, bringing along its big, bold light show. "It's probably much bigger than it ever was," the popular bluegrass jam band's dobro player, ...
The idea came as music instructors at the college noted an increase in the number of bluegrass musicians in the area. "There's been a real revival in roots music that goes back to our founding days ...
Despite their name, Greensky Bluegrass is not your typical bluegrass band (a point that is more often than not addressed when discussing their music). They’re a fully acoustic five-member outfit: no ...
People often say that music is the great unifier. For instance, you can go to a concert and be surrounded by hundreds or thousands of strangers but everyone has at least one thing in common—love for ...