From the iconic roots planted by Bill Monroe to innovators like Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, bluegrass continues to thrive. The traditions expand, but they never stray far from their foundations.

Bluegrass legend Tony Rice died on Christmas Day at age 69. To properly memorialize his prowess and spirit, Variety turned to one of his truest acolytes and a recognized contemporary great — Chris ...

Tony Rice, the bluegrass guitarist and vocalist known for his elegant, innovative flatpicking, died Friday at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina. He was 69. Rice’s death was confirmed by the ...

On Wednesday morning, SiriusXM's Nashville studios hosted the reveal of the 2025 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Bluegrass Music Awards nominees, the latest inductees into the ...

Greg Blake rehearses with his band at Blue Ridge Boulevard Methodist Church on Jan. 6, 2023. They performed with the Kansas City Area Bluegrass Music Club. Kansas City’s 5-time bluegrass ‘Guitarist of ...

The artist’s path is an increasingly tangled one in the year 2025, but for guitarists, it’s not so complicated. While money and adulation are fine intentions, a true six stringer needs but one thing ...

Nick Dumas, Chris Luquette and Andrew Knapp will perform a bluegrass concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Rainshadow Recording in Building 315 at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend.

Tony Rice could seemingly do it all: sing, compose, play spot-on rhythm. But it was his guitar solos that just astounded audiences and fellow musicians alike. He was idolized by bluegrass and acoustic ...