Michael Cleveland made the gig a regular part of his yearly performance calendar, even as his reputation as one of bluegrass’ most audacious fiddle players grew to where he was leading his own band, ...

Maine country musicians, Jeff Budge, Kim Curry, Bobby Le, and Bill Smith will be inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall ...

A live Shakespeare reading, a Project 2025 primer, a legendary ballerina's last company performance, and more events we recommend this week.

Bluegrass fans, mark your calendars. On Saturday, May 10, the internationally acclaimed bluegrass band The Special Consensus ...

An interview with Rhiannon Giddens ahead of Biscuits & Banjos, the landmark festival the musician is bringing to Durham this ...

Pop artist Lana Del Rey, R&B singer Nelly, and rock 'n' roller Sammy Hagar have top spots on the lineup bill this year, contradictory to the first 2007 country headliners George Strait, Kenny Chesney, ...

The Carnegie Art Center in Mankato will take on the feel of a country barn dance Saturday with the next incarnation of Liz ...

News broke this week that the country music world has lost two more influential performers. That pushes the list of noteable country music names who have died in 2025 to at least eight. The following ...

Black Hills Jazz Fest will present an afternoon and evening of jazz in bars, restaurants and retail shops, starting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, and continuing into the evening. Admission is free ...

Inspired by long-lost folk melodies, gospel, opera and bluegrass ... enslaved banjo players and white entertainers all shaped each other’s music. She belongs to a cohort of scholar-musicians ...

The country music world received more heartbreaking news this week with the death of legendary songwriter Larry Bastian. Bastian was responsible for helping to craft some of Garth Brooks’ biggest hits ...