CLAY CITY, Ky. (lex 18) — The outside is misleading. An unassuming building off a gravel road in Clay City opens a door to a place seemingly untouched by time. It may as well be a second home to ...

Appalachian Road Show's sound lies somewhere at the nexus of folk music's traditional Irish roots, the genesis of American popular music at Appalachian barn dances, and the Grand Ole Opry's birth in ...

The Mountain Music School at Mountain Empire Community College is dedicated to preserving the traditional sounds of Southwest Virginia by passing them down to younger generations. The week-long ...

Bluegrass Community Theatre will take on a holiday classic with its own original spin as the performing arts organization will present “A Bluegrass Christmas Carol” beginning this week as the kickoff ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – East Tennessee State University unveiled a new cultural program on Thursday, paving the way for historians and artists to express the region’s story in new ways. Dr. Ron ...

The Southern Appalachians are home to a range of distinctive practices in the areas of music, dance, crafting, and visual art. Our mission is to educate students about the history, techniques, and ...

Bluegrass music, string band music and the sounds of Appalachia are literally as old as the hills from which they were borne. Yet it also hold true that whatever is old is often new again when a ...

It’s one of the most distinctive sounds in country and bluegrass music. You can hear it in the singing of Patty Loveless, Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs. The way these Appalachian-born singers bend ...

Even a 20-year-old Brooklynite like Nora Brown has come to love this genre, having performed it for nearly her entire life which she has parlayed into a recording career. With 131,000 monthly ...

Bluegrass is one of many influencing genres behind modern country music, and quite a few country legends got their musical start in the classic American roots genre. These four legends, in particular, ...

BOONES CREEK, Tenn. (WJHL) — Officials Friday inaugurated a new hub for Saturday night gospel and bluegrass music. The Boones Creek Opry, made possible by donations from Wolfe Development and Hicks ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program is beginning on May 23rd for children ages 9 and older. Students can learn bluegrass music in a group with their teacher, and ...