Bill Monroe transmuted childhood tragedy into an entirely new genre of music. The original singer of the popular Elvis Presley hit “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” Monroe blended “Scottish bagpipes and ...

Monroe Crossing, a popular bluegrass band named in honor of Bill Monroe, "the father of bluegrass music," will perform Saturday evening at Abounding Grace Sanctuary, 2450 S. Kolb, just north of East ...

Bill Monroe’s Music Park & Campground in Brown County hosts the 60th edition of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Festival, considered the ultimate venue for live performances of the country music style, June ...

Born on this day, January 19, 1935, was the frontman of the iconic and progressive bluegrass band, The Country Gentlemen.

Features performances by Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys, Lester Flatt, Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney, the Osborne Brothers, Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, John Hartford and a ...

Grounded in tradition through they are, Barrett Smith and his fellow Steep Canyon Rangers nonetheless see bluegrass as a ...

Like it or not, Durango has an active bluegrass-music scene. Live with it. While its popularity may bum some of the genre’s naysayers out, it’s arguably not any more fertile than the towns punk or EDM ...

There’s a sour note in the legacy of bluegrass music legend Bill Monroe, as the man who runs an annual festival in Monroe’s honor is locked in a legal battle with the county over who gets to use ...