Page 17 - Doc Watson News Today

For those in Boone, and in next door Deep Gap, it can be easy to take for granted the talent of the late, great hometown music icon Doc Watson —

Decisions, decisions.  More than 70 acts on six stages over three days of music mandated much decision-making at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Who to

Country songs are an American musical fashion that carries elements of people, bluegrass, blues, and rural dance tunes. Music historians hint at its origins in the southern Appalachian Mountains within …

Photo: Joshua Black Wilkins Considering the turbulent factors involved, it’s a minor miracle any band has managed to survive in the music business for more than two decades. But where that thought mainly springs from witnessing more conventional and accessible acts battling to last the ...

Luther Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars will release his new solo album, Magic Music For Family Folk on November 17 via New West Records. The 11-song set was produced by Dickinson and mixed by Jeff Powell at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, TN and by Kevin Houston at the Dickinson’s Zebra Ranch Studios in Coldwater, MS.

Cape Ann brims with Halloween events among other offerings, from the arts to music, and some unique film offerings.

These are heady times for guitarist, songwriter and singer Warren Haynes. A native of Western North Carolina, Haynes grew up near Asheville and experienced the area when the downtown live

The Montgomery Museum of Art & History and Virginia Tech’s Appalachian Studies program of the Department of Religion and Culture are partnering to present the…

Sometimes all you need to do is ask. Next thing you know, you’ve got loads of musicians saying “yes” to your question, and you’re on your way to recording one of the most influential bluegrass and cou...

On Pastures of Plenty this week (October 25, 2023) we feature new releases from Ben Harper, Bruce Cockburn, Bonny Light Horseman and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit. We've also got some great Bluegrass from Flatt & Scruggs, The Earls of Leicester, Alecia Nugent and Full Cord Bluegrass.