Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 7—Historians of bluegrass music say that Bill Monroe, "the father of bluegrass," bought his famed 1923 Lloyd Loar Gibson F-5 ...

Wyatt Ellis is only 15, but the mandolin prodigy is making quite a splash on the bluegrass world and appearing alongside some pillars of the genre — Bobby Osborne, Sierra Hull, Sam Bush, Marty Stuart, ...

It’s been a busy year for Sierra Hull who has spent much of it criss-crossing the country on tour. Now, with 2025 drawing to a close, she’s finally been able to catch her breath and look back at some ...

Aaron Castilla is a 21-year-old fiddling and mandolin bluegrass sensation who lives in Spokane Valley. Later this month he leaves for California where he’s landed a gig with a respected touring ...

Modern master of the mandolin Chris Thile hates being boxed in by genres, and has made his reputation by going beyond traditional tunes. With a new album of works by Bach, the virtuoso easily moves ...

"MANDOLIN MAN: THE BLUEGRASS LIFE OF ROLAND WHITE" by Bob Black (University of Illinois Press, 280 pages, $20). In "Mandolin Man: The Bluegrass Life of Roland White," author and banjo player Bob Black ...

Mandolin Orange is a folk duo comprising songwriter Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz (vocals, violin, guitar). Marlin and Frantz have produced five albums of original ...

The Bluegrass Hall of Fame member played fast without sacrificing the genre's melodic core, and improvised with a sense of humor. By Steve Knopper In 1968, while square-dancing during his boss Bill ...

Bluegrass musician John Reischman has mastered the art of the mandolin, a small stringed instrument with a round back and a unique quality, which he says evolves the more it's played. Plucking away as ...

The Englert Theater welcomed duo Mandolin Orange Tuesday night, as well as opening act Kate Rhudy. They played out the evening with cool, ocean-wave folk vibes that echoed throughout the theater.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mandolin prodigy Wyatt Ellis pairs with Marty Stuart for the new music video "Blue Smoke." - Credit: Laci Mack* Wyatt Ellis is ...