Even as a toddler, Billy Strings seemed to understand bluegrass. "When he was in his highchair, and I had a friend over and we were playing one day, I looked over and he's right in rhythm with his ...

You might not think you're a bluegrass fan, but if you ever strum simple chords on an acoustic, Brad Davis's bluegrass tips will add sparkle to your rhythm parts. In this video lesson, Grammy-winning ...

The nimble king of flatpicking had enormous influence on a host of prominent musicians. And he could sing, too, until he could no longer. By Bill Friskics-Warren Tony Rice, an immensely influential ...

Springfield, MO music store The Acoustic Shoppe has shared footage of this year's National Flat-picking Guitar Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas – held between 13 and 17 ...

Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, died at age 69.Rice died Friday at his ...

The speed with which Billy Strings flies his fingers across the strings of his guitar is stupefying. Not surprising – he'd already picked out his dream gig back in kindergarten, writing, "When I grow ...

Bluegrass couldn't avoid the transformative touch of the '60, and we think that 1968 was one of its most exciting years.

It’s the day before New Year’s Eve in Nashville, and Molly Tuttle is in a dressing room at the Ryman Auditorium, getting ready to open Old Crow Medicine Show’s annual year-end concerts later that ...

After two albums of roots pop, the musician returns to her own roots for “Crooked Tree,” an album that takes inspiration from her lifelong journey living with alopecia areata. By Tony Scherman The ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with bluegrass musician Billy Strings and his dad who taught him how to play guitar, Terry Barber, about their new album, "Me/And/Dad." Billy Strings was born into music, like, ...