Listening to a solo by contemporary folk and old-time artist Chris Coole, one is often fooled into thinking there are more musicians adding to the melodic frills and plunking tones. However, it is ...

Billy Strings is across the Atlantic this week on his European tour, and on Sunday in Copenhagen, DK, he gave the Danish the full live experience with a 20-minute “All Fall Down” and a batch of ...

Fall classes at Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture in Montpelier begin Oct. 18 for youth and adult students. Classes are held evenings and weekends in song, banjo, fiddle, guitar, and ...

Southwest Virginia had its share of musical marvels Aug. 4-9 at the 89th annual Old Fiddlers’ Convention in Galax. Held in Felts Park, the annual event attracts pickers, dancers and singers from ...

Bluegrass stalwart Molly Tuttle knows a thing or two about the genre: she has, after all, firmly established herself as bluegrass’ premier young talent, with her sizable repertoire winning accolades ...

Welcome to my porch, the eclectic singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens announced at the start of American Tunes, a trip through the past and present of American roots music she’d created for the ...

Rhiannon Giddens is down at the river, carrying a flame of heritage, and she’s inviting anyone who wants to join her to come down and light their own wicks. Rivers are traditionally sites of salvation ...

Harold “Hausy” Hausenfluck, 67, who has been blind since birth and who is a former Clawhammer Banjo Champion and Old Time Fiddle Champion at Galax and current harmonica king at The Virginia Home in ...

FLOYD, Va. (WDBJ) - The Floyd Country Store is remembering the life of a musician who played the fiddle there for decades. Clyde Williams of Patrick County passed away May 12th at 86 years old. He ...

The event focuses on old-time banjo, featuring the clawhammer playing technique. Attendees can expect old-time tunes, storytelling, banjo jokes, and interaction with musicians. For some reason, the ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. In a grassy expanse filled with tents and tapestry-adorned pop-up canopies, the sounds of stringed ...