It was 1946, and while bluegrass legend Bill Monroe was making a big name for himself in Nashville, a man named James Stanton ...

HILTONS, Va. — If the Carter Family Fold is the home of the country music gospel, you could say Fiddling Leona and J.P. Mathes are bluegrass and country evangelists.

This traveling celebration of authentic old-time, bluegrass, mountain gospel, ballad singing and flatfoot dance will highlight the hold that these traditions still have in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Kentucky is the Bluegrass State so Bluegrass music should come pretty honest around here. The Meadowgreen Appalachian Music Hall has become the humble home for the genre.

The Mountain Music School at Mountain Empire Community College is dedicated to preserving the traditional sounds of Southwest Virginia.

The Vandalia Gathering brought Appalachian folklore to life over the weekend in Charleston, incorporating traditional forms of Appalachian and bluegrass music.

The Appalachian Road Show, known for its blend of Americana, bluegrass, and folk music, will perform in Bucyrus, Ohio on May 8.

The Mountain Music School at Mountain Empire Community College is dedicated to preserving the traditional sounds of Southwest Virginia.