This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...

BELMONT —You can credit the Great Lakes Music Camp for spawning the Round Creek String Band. The annual lakeshore gathering of musicians for instruction in acoustic delights brought together the group ...

With a chorus of quick fiddles and plucky guitars, Old Crow Medicine Show came out with a country bang. They opened with “Tell It To Me,” a piece with lyrics (sang with a twang, of course) like ...

In March of 2025, at the annual Big Ears Music Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, I was one of hundreds of festival-goers entranced by a group of up-and-coming musicians exploring a storied American ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Just in time for the big recession, Jawbone Railroad is reviving the soundtrack of the Great ...

Old Crow Medicine Show bassist Morgan Jahnig was a little awestruck by the architecture of The Egg the last time the two-time Grammy-winning string band performed in upstate New York. “I remember it ...

It’s a band that has had well over a dozen members. Some have been around since the beginning while others have joined the band, kicked around for a few years and split, only to come back. It’s safe ...

- Saturday in East Grand Forks: Tickwood, an old-time string band based in Ottertail, Minn., will play from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Eagles Club, 227 10th St. NW, East Grand Forks. Dancing is ...

ELLISVILLE — Hickory Ridge Concerts returns to the historic Ellisville Opera House Saturday, July 16, 7 p.m. when host Chris Vallillo welcomes special guests, Sangamo Town. Sangamo Town hails from ...

When the movers and shakers behind Wheatland, the granddaddy of Michigan music festivals, stage their first “Winter Wheat” benefit show since 2020 on Saturday, they’ll showcase bands from across the ...

The University of North Georgia (UNG) String Band is a student-led ensemble that performs repertoire from the old-time and bluegrass traditions. The String Band plays for a contra dance every semester ...