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Earl Scruggs, bluegrass fingerpicker, passes at 88

​Sad, sad news today, folks. Elder statesman of country and bluegrass, banjo-player extraordinaire Earl Scruggs passed away early Wednesday morning.It's just been reported that the Country Music Hall of Famer died yesterday morning at a Nashville hospital at the age of 88. Scruggs, who along with ... More >>

Critics' Picks: The Supersuckers, Los Campesinos!, and more

​Sad, sad news today, folks. Elder statesman of country and bluegrass, banjo-player extraordinaire Earl Scruggs passed away early Wednesday morning.It's just been reported that the Country Music Hall of Famer died yesterday morning at a Nashville hospital at the age of 88. Scruggs, who along with ... More >>

Pert Near Sandstone

​Sad, sad news today, folks. Elder statesman of country and bluegrass, banjo-player extraordinaire Earl Scruggs passed away early Wednesday morning.It's just been reported that the Country Music Hall of Famer died yesterday morning at a Nashville hospital at the age of 88. Scruggs, who along with ... More >>

The May North reveal the story behind their new album, 'Songs from the North Country'

​The music of The May North could simply be condensed down to one genre, bluegrass, but that wouldn't do the band any justice.  Coming together from many bands to form a Frankenstein -- in a good way --like band, the group are set to release their debut album, Songs From The North Country.Wit ... More >>

April Verch Band

​The music of The May North could simply be condensed down to one genre, bluegrass, but that wouldn't do the band any justice.  Coming together from many bands to form a Frankenstein -- in a good way --like band, the group are set to release their debut album, Songs From The North Country.Wit ... More >>

Alison Krauss & Union Station at the Orpheum, 9/13/2011

Photos by Nick Wosika​Alison Krauss and Union StationSeptember 13, 2011Orpheum Theatre, MinneapolisTo spend the evening watching Alison Krauss and Union Station perform is a humbling experience.  There are some shows where the artist may seem accessible and would love to hang out afterwards, ... More >>

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Photos by Nick Wosika​Alison Krauss and Union StationSeptember 13, 2011Orpheum Theatre, MinneapolisTo spend the evening watching Alison Krauss and Union Station perform is a humbling experience.  There are some shows where the artist may seem accessible and would love to hang out afterwards, ... More >>

Dolly Parton at Mystic Lake Casino, 7/27/11

Photos by Steve Cohen​Dolly Parton July 27, 2011 Mystic Lake Casino "Is she lip synching?" "Is she really playing banjo in those nails?" "Oh my word, is she really, really playing that saxophone?" With a stage full of glitz and glitter, three costume (and two wig) changes, an unwavering dos ... More >>

David "Stringbean" Akeman's murderer up for parole

​Today, we remember the gone-but-not-forgotten star of the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw David "Stringbean" Akeman, whose murderer came up for parole this week.

Robert Plant & the Band of Joy

​Today, we remember the gone-but-not-forgotten star of the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw David "Stringbean" Akeman, whose murderer came up for parole this week.

Top 10 Country Breakups

​On this day in country music history, Bob Dylan brought about the dissolution of one of the most influential bluegrass bands of all time. Well, that might be an overstatement. Read on.

Earl Scruggs: 10 tidbits in honor of his birthday

​Happy 87th birthday to Foggy Mountain Boy Earl Scruggs! Scruggs, who along with Lester Flatt formed one of the most influential bluegrass outfits of all time, was born on this day 1924 in the small town of Flint Hill, North Carolina, and by the age of 21 was showcasing his syncopated, three-f ... More >>

Bill Hinkley, 1942-2010

Saying goodbye to the Prairie Home Companion musician

Steve Martin

Saying goodbye to the Prairie Home Companion musician

Bill Hinkley, 1942-2010

Photos courtesy A Prairie Home Companion​Midnight on the Water: Bill Hinkley, in memoriamBY MARTIN KELLER The choice moments that suddenly arise when you can see a grand life coming to a close in front of you seem to have no respect for death -- and even less reverence for the heavy grief waiti ... More >>

Bluegrass Hindu

Falling in Love with the Yogi Mountain Breakdown

Del McCoury

Falling in Love with the Yogi Mountain Breakdown

Steve Martin "banjo and bluegrass" concert tickets on sale today

The star of the eagerly-anticipated 2011 film Cheaper by the Dozen 3:The White House Wreck shall pick, and likely grin.

The Travelin' McCourys

The star of the eagerly-anticipated 2011 film Cheaper by the Dozen 3:The White House Wreck shall pick, and likely grin.

David Bromberg and Jorma Kaukonen

The star of the eagerly-anticipated 2011 film Cheaper by the Dozen 3:The White House Wreck shall pick, and likely grin.

Pert Near Sandstone: Out on a Spree

The star of the eagerly-anticipated 2011 film Cheaper by the Dozen 3:The White House Wreck shall pick, and likely grin.

William Elliott Whitmore shows 7th St Entry skinny white boys can sing

I dunno ladies, he ain't that skinny. But he sho' can sing.

Old Crow Medicine Show

I dunno ladies, he ain't that skinny. But he sho' can sing.

Orange Mighty Trio take a musical roadtrip on "Infrastructure"

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

David Bazan, Impaler, They Might Be Giants, and more

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Split Lip Rayfield

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Ralph Stanley & his Clinch Mountain Boys

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Western Fifth: Stand Like A Thief

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Trampled by Turtles CD-Release

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

The Harvest Jamboree

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

The Gourds

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Cherryholmes

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Railroad Earth

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Trampled By Turtles

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Hot Buttered Rum

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Andy Statman Trio

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Old Grass, New Grass: Fish DeSmith reviews Winter Bluegrass Weekend

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Monsters of Folk

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

Trampled By Turtles: Live at Lucé

The local "bluegrassical" trio has crafted a rich meditation on planes, trains, and automobiles.

The Monroe Doctrine

Appalachia springs eternal on Columbia's bluegrass boxed set

The Good, The Bad, And The Banjo

Spaghetti Western's Italian bluegrass collage

Norse Code

What draws young Nordic musicians to medieval songs about wolves ripping babies from the womb?

The Bluegrass Lawnmower

What draws young Nordic musicians to medieval songs about wolves ripping babies from the womb?

The Mountain Moves

Local cloggers the Girl Germs spread the traditional dancing of Appalachia to the prairies