Music has always been central to us here at Paste. The music staff covers all they can when it comes to the popular music of the day, but personal preference is still inevitable. Indie rock in ...

Bluegrass music has roots in American and European folk songs. Like folk music, the genre has certain pieces considered bluegrass standards, which have been adapted more times than anyone could ...

Bluegrass came into being, at least in our modern understanding of the genre, alongside recorded music. That means we have recordings from the earliest bluegrass stars up until now. Rest assured, ...

Billy Strings and Bryan Sutton have released a new collaborative album, Live at the Legion. The set, which measures 20 traditional bluegrass and folk tracks, was recorded on April 7, 2024, a year to ...

James and Jen Goldsberry said the first song they wrote together, “No More Wine ’Til the Weekend,” was inspired by a quote from James Goldsberry’s mother. “That’s kind of when we realized: Be careful ...

TWIN FALLS — Folk music nearly became extinct with the advent of the radio in the early 1920s. But one Idaho troubadour has set out to preserve songs from the state’s early days. Gary Eller grew up in ...

Music festivals offer music lovers the chance to see a large number of performances in a short amount of time. But occasionally festivals provide a breeding ground for one-off musical collaborations ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! When Karl and Jackie Dieterichs first opened their folk music shop in 1966, it wasn’t ...

To say that Robbie Fulks has been one of the best singer-songwriters in American roots music over the last quarter-century would be correct, and maybe a little reductive, too; he’s one of the best ...