Bluegrass aficionados recognize the pivotal role of banjo instrumentation in crafting its vibrant sound. While instruments like fiddles, upright basses, guitars, and mandolins contribute significantly ...

SULPHER, La. - Although it has some gospel roots, bluegrass music is not a part of the traditions of the Catholic Church. But bluegrass is a big part of the life of one Southwest Louisiana priest. FOX ...

Four years ago this summer, the Gospel Plowboys formed. On June 10, the group released its first CD, “Welcome Home,” with its new label, Mountain Fever Records. To band members’ surprise and utter ...

I’ve always had a deep appreciation for bluegrass. A form of Southern mountain music in overdrive, bluegrass coalesced in the late 1940s when Kentucky mandolinist and singer Bill Monroe, who had ...

It was back in 2008 that I first encountered the Stockdale Family Band at a rural farm near Bolivar. Their family life seemed refreshing and idyllic. The four boys were home-schooled by their mother, ...