As many early settlers migrated to Southern Appalachia in remote areas, many of their songs originally reflected new life on ...

“On my dad’s side in particular it was a lot of old country, bluegrass and especially fiddle music.” Nutt’s great-grandfather, Robert Brown, was raised in Fayette County in the early ...

Organizers have said the goal of the Fiddle Fest is to maintain the traditions of bluegrass and old-time fiddle music. To learn more, go to thefiddlefest.com.

The Crooked Road will host the Youth Fiddler’s Convention on Saturday, May 17, at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., with the competition beginnin ...

Just walk (or dance) up and down to the beat of the bluegrass bass and fiddle and see what you discover! The Street Fest is a little rowdier than the Red Hat vibe – when we attended, most people ...

The Capital Bluegrass & Traditional Music program at Community & Technical College has its first band — the Capital Bluegrass Band. Members are Mackenzie Bell, fiddle; Julianna Gaynor, guitar; Alex ...

Pikelny has emerged as the preeminent banjoist of his generation (Photo courtesy of David McClister) Jorgensen Center for ...