In the early days, there was no need for a descriptor. It was just “music.” The music that grew naturally out of the environment, played on homemade instruments and using the rhythms and the ...

“It blows my mind that (bluegrass) is so popular,” noted Stickley. “It used to be a very small, niche style of music. I am absolutely thrilled that so many artists are crossing over and having ...

They weren’t even all that famous… yet. Formed in 1967 (with ... the two worlds were never far apart. The bluegrass artists toured to new audiences and sometimes opened up to new influences.

Old & In the Way remain one of the most important and innovative acts when it comes to the “high, lonesome sound.” “As bluegrass musicians, we can really hone in on timing and try to think ...

Acoustic artists gathered at the Ryman Auditorium on Thursday to pay tribute to Old & In the Way, an influential group of pickers from the Seventies led by Peter Rowan ...