Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 4—GEORGE — There's something very user-friendly about bluegrass music. "If you know three chords and have a capo, you can ...

Mar. 11—Acoustic musicians are coming to Owensboro on Saturday from 12 states — as far away as Colorado — to compete in the 48th Official Kentucky State Fiddle Championship at the Bluegrass Music Hall ...

Fiddle players are often at the center of bluegrass music, taking on the role of the lead instrument. Before Bill Monroe became the so-called Father of Bluegrass, he was influenced by other musicians ...

AMERICANA LOVERS Chad and Catherine Manning are founders of Manning Music, where they teach bluegrass and acoustic music. (Photo by Katy Castro and Franklin Avery) Manning Music bills itself as a ...

Will success spoil Alison Krauss? The pressure is certainly building. On July 3, 21-year-old Krauss became the first bluegrass player in 29 years to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. That night, ...

Local music lovers and museum supporters are ready to welcome hundreds of traditional musicians July 13 -15 to the Tazewell County Old Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers’ Convention, which will feature two ...

Typical bluegrass or not, you will be able to hear the Dowden Sisters Band - and three other bands playing traditional, folk, bluegrass or Irish music - today through Sunday morning at the 25th Annual ...

Any Southern native, or transplant for that matter, has a general idea of what a fiddle is. You've no doubt heard your mama or your neighbor remark that they're feeling "fit as a fiddle." Zenas ...