Women were prominent figures in early 1900s old-time music, but few ended up with careers in music. The Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol opened its newest exhibit "I've Endured: Women in ...

Evan Morgan and Courtney Werner made their fourth Magic Tuber Stringband album in the spider-infested basement of a ramshackle house clinging to the side of half a mountain. From the front, this was ...

Residents of Lexington, newcomes and old-timers alike, make music together at the Old North Bar. (Photo by Anabel Peterman) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Just in time for the big recession, Jawbone Railroad is reviving the soundtrack of the Great ...

A party by the Inner Harbor this weekend celebrates Charm City’s long tradition of tapping a foot to the fiddle and nodding in agreement with the banjo. The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival on Friday ...

This Friday and Saturday, Raleigh Wide Open is taking over the streets of our state's capital. The festival is a celebration of American roots music ranging from gospel to folk and also features arts, ...

“A sweet stereo sound bath of fiddle tunes spiced with bluegrass, cajun, and honky tonk, and country classics” was once again heard at the Appalachian String Band Music Festival. One of many jams at ...

MANKATO — For anyone who has watched KEYC TV’s 65-year-old legacy program, “Bandwagon,” the sight of folks bouncing and bopping to the sounds of polka music is nothing new. Now, however, the ...

PROVIDENCE — Lenard Lemieux gently rocked his head from side to side, his bow flying across his fiddle as he played the first few bars of an old-time tune. Within a few beats, three banjos, two ...

HUNTINGTON — With live, music-fueled square dances now popular again around the country with young people and folks of all ages, the Huntington Old-Time Dance and Music organization is about to ...

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 ...

Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analytics firm. Those who make a living from new music—especially that endangered ...