Doc Watson

Q&A With Pete Wernick of Flexigrass

Delegating Denver #37 of 56: North Carolina

Q&A With Blitzen Trapper's Eric Earley

Pete Wernick

Bluegrass legend Dr. Banjo is still plucking after all these years.

Old Crow Medicine Show

Ketch Secor and company's old-timey music invokes a simpler time.

The Circle Is Unbroken

O Brother's success revealed Norman Blake's genius to a wide audience. Bluegrass fans have seen it all along.

Folk Explosion

The Waybacks strike a chord with fans of old-timey music.

A Wing and a Prayer

Even at 100, Cole Kugel is ready for takeoff.

Various Artists

Jim White Presents: Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (Luaka Bop)

Full Circle

After a year of renewal, Hall-of-Famer Jim Ibbotson gets down to the Nitty Gritty.

That's a Wrap-Up

Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

The Picking's Good

Doc Watson has played across five decades of bluegrass music.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Will the Circle be Unbroken (Capitol)

Kind of Blue

Multi-talented songwriter Laurie Lewis makes music with an ear toward tradition. But she's not afraid to break rules.

The Pickin's Good

Italy's New Country Kitchen serves up a tasty helping of authentic American-style bluegrass.

Playlist

Italy's New Country Kitchen serves up a tasty helping of authentic American-style bluegrass.

Night & Day

March 19-25, 1998

Etc.

Outstanding in His Field The recordings of Alan Lomax dig up the roots of American music.

Feedback

Outstanding in His Field The recordings of Alan Lomax dig up the roots of American music.

Thrills for the week

Outstanding in His Field The recordings of Alan Lomax dig up the roots of American music.

THRILLS

Outstanding in His Field The recordings of Alan Lomax dig up the roots of American music.

THRILLS

Outstanding in His Field The recordings of Alan Lomax dig up the roots of American music.

Honky-Tonk Angels

Outstanding in His Field The recordings of Alan Lomax dig up the roots of American music.

Grant Gordy's folk songs rely on a global palette of sounds

Outstanding in His Field The recordings of Alan Lomax dig up the roots of American music.

Grant Gordy

Grant Gordy
Self-released

Drag the River offers a sneak peek of its next album on 2010 Demons

​Ever wonder what a Drag the River album sounds like before it gets tracked with drums and amps? Wonder no more. The band has made almost half of the 24 tracks that are being recorded for a new studio album due out next year available for download on its Bandcamp page. The songs are from 201 ... More >>

Review: The Avett Brothers at Red Rocks, 7/9/11

The Avett Brothers last night.​When Governor John Hickenlooper introduced the Avett Brothers last night at Red Rocks, which he called the one of best bands in the world, he said, "If you look back into the history of music, there's something special about people who are born with multiple tale ... More >>