This weekend, the Turf Club in St. Paul hosts Pert Near Sandstone's Winter String Gathering, featuring local bluegrass acts ...

Over the course of its quarter-century-plus life span, Yonder Mountain String Band has released eleven studio albums that capture its enduring appeal and creative songwriting abilities. Fans of the ...

Appalachian String Band Music Festival held at Camp Washington Carver in Clifftop. The festival is a five-day mountaintop gathering of musicians and friends with contests, concerts, workshops, square ...

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 ...

Yonder Mountain String Band, photo by Robin Vega As they prepare to return to the road with their spring tour, Yonder ...

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 ...

Four UNG students, along with Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis, professor of music history, attended the fourth annual String Band Summit, where they presented a workshop and papers. Morgan-Ellis said students ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — Organizers have announced a new date for the Mummers String Band competition after dangerous wind conditions forced the event to be postponed on New Year’s Day. The judged string ...

Lone Piñon, a four-piece acoustic ensemble from Northern New Mexico, will bring their once forgotten style of Northern New Mexico stringband music to Club Passim on July 28. Lone Piñon's music ...

Oct. 1—In the final decades of the Hawaiian monarchy, and for a decade or two afterward, the violin, viola, cello, zither, autoharp and Western flute were integral parts of Hawaiian music. In the ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - One week from today, South Philadelphia will be the site of a big do-over, and you're invited to join in the excitement. The 2026 String Band Spectacular, the official judged ...