Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs was born 100 years ago this week, and the tributes to the banjo picker have been many. On Friday, Tony Trischka, himself a banjo disciple of Scruggs, released a ...
Can the energy of heavy metal translate to the acoustic tradition of bluegrass? Ask Billy Strings. “I hope so,” he said from his home in Nashville, Tenn. “That’s kind of what I’m trying to do.” ...
Photo: Christoper Morley After teasing his Spring Tour on Thanksgiving with the arrival of an after-dinner activity sheet, a crossword puzzle that hinted ...
A night with Billy Strings is not your grandma's bluegrass show. Instead, he takes everything traditional bluegrass fans love — a banjo, a mandolin, some four-part harmonies and the truth — and layers ...