An all-star collection of bluegrass players has come together to perform an arrangement of Lil Nas X's “Old Town Road.” Steve Martin and Alison Brown, who ...

Guitarist Warren Haynes has occupied a space at the intersection of cowboy and hippie his whole career. After bandmate Dickey ...

From Hendrix’s feedback to Tom Verlaine’s angular lines, these 15 iconic guitarists crafted unique tones, phrasing, and textures ...

Eighty years after the genre’s Big Bang, a case can be made that bluegrass has never been more dynamic, more ubiquitous or ...

A solid guitar riff makes songs memorable, and Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, and these others delivered some of the best riffs of the '70s.

In this column I'd like to talk about the oft-used drop-D tuning, wherein the guitar's low E string is tuned down a whole step to D (low to high: D, A, D, G, B, E). Drop-D tuning creates the ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Kalamazoo-bred Greensky Bluegrass confirmed Monday that the five-piece band will ring in 2027 with a pair of hometown shows on Jan. 1 and 2 at Wings Event Center. The band — which is ...

The crossover star’s introspective sixth album is full of memories of his mother, who died in 2025, bringing his dextrous guitar to songs rooted in tradition and yearning On the face of it, 2025 was a ...

As a solo-performing artist with three acclaimed albums, Scott Mulvahill has smashed through musical and stylistic boundaries. After all, he’s a singing, songwriting acoustic bassist fluent in ...

Grammy winning musician Pat Enright died last week at age 81. He was best known as the co-founder of The Nashville Bluegrass Band. The group is the most awarded ensemble in bluegrass-music history.

The 1970s were pivotal for electric guitar and rock music’s rise. Free’s hit ranked No. 7 for iconic guitar riffs by Classical Music magazine. Its simple, timeless riff defines the spirit of its ...