The loss in Aug. 2007 of the famed transplanted NH resident, Irish singer/songwriter and national folk hero of the Emerald Isle at 74, Tommy Makem, alerted me recently to a news photo of Tommy with ...

Of course, he explains it all with a joke. Actor/writer/comedian/dude-allergic-to-free-time Steve Martin has been embarking on a new, old pursuit of late: writing ...

Vern Williams, a tenor singer who was instrumental in introducing bluegrass music to California, died Tuesday at Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital in San Andreas (Calaveras County) of pneumonia. Mr.

J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, died Friday, his family announced on Facebook. “This morning at around 3 a.m, our dad, JD Crowe, went ...

Notorious Shank Brothers bring bluegrass tunes to Picnic in the Park, from 5 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, alongside the Davis Farmers Market in Central Park, Third and C streets in Davis. The band ...