The Friends of the Island Parks will host the seventh annual Honeymoon Island Bluegrass Festival Saturday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m. to ...

After 42 years building and repairing hundreds of stringed instruments, Mark Bluett is retiring and passing his business on to a new generation.

As some football teams have co-captains, so some symphonies have co-conductors. Back to work from his summer home in Sanbornville, N.H. last week went one of the Philadelphia orchestra’s co-conductors ...

If you're a lover of bluegrass music, some of the genre's richest history can be found in the blink-and-you-miss-it town of Rosine in Ohio County. The Rosine Barn is home to free Friday night ...

It all began in 2001 with love and a dream: a financier’s love of bluegrass and his vision of hosting a free concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The first festival took place in October 2001, ...

The artist’s path is an increasingly tangled one in the year 2025, but for guitarists, it’s not so complicated. While money and adulation are fine intentions, a true six stringer needs but one thing ...

The 36th annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards show felt a little different this go-round. Sure, the annual gathering of the genre overtook Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the first time ...

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the performers for its 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. For the 36th annual presentation of the esteemed ceremony, the organization will ...

LOWELL — Dozens gathered in and around the Merrimack Repertory Theatre Saturday for the Lowell Summer Music Series’ 44th annual Banjo & Fiddle Contest. The contest brought musicians from all over the ...

LOWELL — Boarding House Park will be the site of many jam sessions throughout the day Saturday as the Lowell Summer Music Series’ Banjo & Fiddle Contest returns for the 44th year. The free event ...