Béla Fleck turns 68 today. The Grammy-winning virtuoso, called 'The World's Best Banjoist,' has spent decades pushing the banjo far beyond bluegrass.

Underneath a fingernail moon and the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Oliver Wood stood onstage at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and declared, "This one goes out to ...

Tray Wellington has long been drawn to musical innovations. On his 2022 full-length debut Black Banjo, the virtuoso picker delivered a stellar fusion of jazz and progressive bluegrass. He continued to ...

From 'Cheers' and 'The Golden Girls' to 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' and 'MASH*', these unforgettable TV theme songs became ...

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival has released its highly anticipated 2026 lineup for a three-day weekend of bluegrass and Americana music this fall. The annual festival will return to the Tryon ...

I love summer for a lot of reasons: the sunny skies, the smell of hot dogs sizzling on the grill, and, most of all, the ...

Few things taste more like summer than a ripe, juicy watermelon. You can slice it up for snacking, blend it into refreshing watermelon drinks, or even toss it on the grill. But before you dig into all ...

CYPRESS, Calif. - For the second consecutive day, there were no winning tickets in the $2 pick six at Los Alamitos on Saturday, leading to a carryover of $58,051 for Sunday, the closing day of the ...

Author of “Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s Hidden History” to speak and perform at The Library of Virginia. File photo of local banjo maker J. Tyler Burke of Varina holding one of his creations.

In a rapid-fire interview shared Monday by Instagram user Klemen Kopina, Dončić was asked to pick the ultimate teammate for a hypothetical 2-on-2 game. Time after time, Jokić came out on top. Jokić ...

The Detroit Pistons have picked up team options for the 2026-27 season on guard Daniss Jenkins and center Tolu Smith, who were each converted from two-way players to standard contracts last season, ...

Rebranding is one of the biggest gambles a band can take. Years of name recognition and building an identity are suddenly up for debate, and if the music doesn't justify the change, fans aren't likely ...