A master improviser on banjo, he understood the genre’s roots but was also in the forefront of the later “newgrass” movement.

The Roots Music Masters series is carefully curated to present the finest songwriters and musicians. They are decorated, ...

It’s a familiar-feeling record — of course there are banjos — with instantly recognizable folk instrumentation reinforced by ...

We get rehashed narratives where protagonists sip coffee in South Kolkata cafes, lament about existential crises, or try too ...

Grapefruit Records released a collection of artists who shaped British folk music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. While The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin pushed rock and roll into ...

FAMILY: Emerge, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily, Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams. Runs Jan. 18-April 20.

A Soviet-era Central Asian pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends ...

Spread the love The 100 Best Blues Albums of All Time Blues music, with its rich history and profound influence on modern ...

YEREVAN – Arman Peshtmaljyan (born 1992) is an award-winning composer, arranger, keyboardist/pianist, songwriter, and music ...

Jesse Colin Young, lead vocalist for the Youngbloods, sang the '60s hit song "Get Together." He died of a heart attack at the ...

Roots Revival Roadshow will perform at Club Passim on, 2025. Led by core touring artists Sug Daniels and Antar Goodwin, the ...

Pete Seeger was a major figure in America’s folk revival and influenced generations of musicians—including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Billy Bragg. Seeger’s rendition of “We Shall Overcome” ...