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 ...

Each year for the past 89, Galax, Va., has hosted what it proclaims is the world's oldest and largest fiddler's convention. People come from all around to keep alive a rich American musical tradition.

The Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Va., features mostly amateur musicians playing Bluegrass and Old Time music. At age 89, it's the oldest... Old Fiddler's Convention is pushing 90 and keeping ...

DOBSON -- Guitars were strumming, the twang of fiddles and banjos rang out, and voices echoed loudly at Surry Community College’s recent Old-Time Music Camp. Both rookie and experienced musicians ...

MARTÍNEZ: The musical genre known as old-time music goes back centuries. But in an age of infinite digital choice, how do you keep this musical tradition alive? NPR's Frank Langfitt attended the Old ...

Hidden in the Blue Ridge foothills, this Virginia town charms with musical nights, artful traditions, and endless outdoor ...

When Joseph Decosimo was 16, his dad drove him from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Warren Wilson College’s famed Swannanoa Gathering and dropped him off. The annual folk music and arts conference wasn’t ...

The Anderson Townhouse sits in the historic district of Blountville. Built in 1792, it was home to Col. John Anderson, who served in the American Revolution and also owned the Anderson Blockhouse on ...

The Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival will return Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19, in downtown West Plains. The free ...

GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices singing the gospel tune, "I'll Fly Away." Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, ...