Bluegrass icon Peter Rowan plays jazz festival Thursday. Was a member of the Old and In the Way with Jerry Garcia. Rowan sees elements of tragedy, and a learning process, in bluegrass. Peter Rowan was ...

I can’t remember a life without bluegrass music. It came with living in the Appalachian Mountains — part of our roots, the way I understand it — but I was never confronted head on with this acoustic ...

Concertgoers and tourists approaching the Ryman Auditorium from 5th Avenue are greeted by a statue and historic plaque celebrating the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. The Tennessee Historical ...

Howard Lloyd Van Winkle started his musical career as a country band leader, playing dives and honky tonks. But the gravel in his voice begged for bluegrass, where his old-timey, traditional sound ...