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 ...

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 ...

Nearly a month after dangerous winds snarled their New Year’s Day performances, a dozen Mummers string bands got their encore. The slate of bands reimagined their Jan. 1 routines Saturday on the ...

Sharing a new song with the band can feel like baring your soul to a room of people who know exactly how to hurt your feelings. Yonder Mountain String Band makes that process feel less terrifying.

As they prepare to return to the road with their spring tour, Yonder Mountain String Band have extended their live itinerary with a new batch of summer tour dates. From May 1 to Aug. 15, 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 ...

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 ...

Bulletin: The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southwestern Warren County in ...

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 ...

SANTA CRUZ — If you attended elementary school in the Santa Cruz area and maybe even beyond in the past four decades, there’s a good chance you learned about the world of nature and how to keep it ...

FLOYD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Loose Strings Band has deep roots in the Galax area, with its sound evolving from bluegrass to Americana. “I would say we were heavily influenced by the Dixie Chicks and ...