The Washboard Union calls itself an “outlaw bluegrass” outfit, and sure enough the Vancouver seven-piece breaks so many of traditional bluegrass music’s rules that it barely fits into the genre at all ...

Playing instruments like the washboard is not the kind of thing you study at Juilliard. If you have a hankering to begin honing your spoons' chops though, all you need is a little hands-on instruction ...

Theater of the Apes to present The Wayfaring Strangers, a wholly improvised bluegrass musical featuring brand new lyrics to old-timey bluegrass standards, played by a rotating cast on traditional ...