SONG OF THE MOUNTAINS “McLain Family Band, The Klassen’s,  Larry Efaw & the Bluegrass Mountaineers” Thursday, November 13 at ...

This small Virginia town attracts mountain music enthusiasts from around the world. In Southwest Virginia, you’ll find dozens of small mountain towns, but for old-time mountain music, the place to go ...

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a free concert on the lawn in front of the house, featuring the Old Jawbone, an old-time string band. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs and find a spot on the lawn ...

Raised on a cock-eyed mishmash of punk rock, Irish ballads and old-time string bands, this Appalachian storyteller sharpened a distinctive sound on banjo and fiddle the hard way—busking on gritty ...

In March of 2025, at the annual Big Ears Music Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, I was one of hundreds of festival-goers entranced by a group of up-and-coming musicians exploring a storied American ...

This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...