Bill Monroe didn’t invent bluegrass music, but he refined it and is the person most often referred to as the “Father of Bluegrass.” The classic instrumentation includes upright bass, banjo, fiddle, ...

Bluegrass aficionados recognize the pivotal role of banjo instrumentation in crafting its vibrant sound. While instruments like fiddles, upright basses, guitars, and mandolins contribute significantly ...

An upright or double bass provides the lowest tones in an orchestra, but also can play the rhythmic background to a jazz improvisation or the solid foundation of a bluegrass song. It can be played ...

Between them, members of bluegrass supergroup the Wood Box Heroes have twice as many years of experience as awards they've won. But when considering that they have a combined 100 years of expertise on ...

Midwest Bluegrass is hosting its inaugural Naperville Bluegrass Festival on March 25-26 at the Lisle-Naperville Sheraton, 3000 Warrenville Road in Lisle. The festival was originally scheduled for 2020 ...

Plenty of Miamians badmouth the city’s putrid local music scene (oops, there we go again). But South Florida Bluegrass Association, which holds monthly concerts, has played music in the backwoods of ...

Bluegrass orthodoxy is far from Dadweed’s concern. The Portland, Oregon, trio’s lineup comprises two guitars and an upright bass, eschewing instruments typical to the genre like banjo, fiddle and ...