Author: John Curtis Goad

Bluegrass music is often seen as a family-friendly genre, with many festivals and other venues making sure to cater to fans of all ages. However, it’s not always true that older fans and musicians can get their children interested in

Fans of the up-and-coming North Carolina-based Smith Family Band may have been wondering why they haven’t heard anything from the group in the past several months. They shouldn’t worry – the band is still going strong, just under a new

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with the Bluegrass Weather Report for this week, looking at the Bloomin' Bluegrass & BBQ festival in Sevierville, TN where both he and our editor, John Lawless will be in attendance. Stop by and say

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent once again, with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report. Today's report looks at the the big Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver festival in Denton, NC.  

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, checking out HoustonFest in Galax, VA.  

Not many groups who began playing together in the 1950s are still going strong today – particularly not with their original lineup still intact. James, Russell, and Edd Easter – more commonly known as The Easter Brothers – are one

It’s not uncommon for bluegrass bands to claim an association with tradition. Some are based in it, some are influenced by it, some have built upon it, while others seem to have completely forgotten about it. One Mt. Airy, NC-area

Volume Five has been releasing some of the best new modern traditional bluegrass around for the past several years. Their most recent project, 2013’s Run, had several songs appear on the Bluegrass Today charts, including lead single Rich Man’s Daughter,

Here's our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week's Bluegrass Weather Report, looking at the big doin's on tap at MerleFest this weekend in North Carolina.  

While none of the young ladies of the Loose Strings Band are even out of college yet, they’re already making a name for themselves around their home base of Galax, Virginia. In the past year, they not only placed 13th