The Appalachian region is recognized as the birthplace of country music, but even before the Bristol Sessions began recording, it was also the origin of a distinct type of soul ...

CLAY CITY, Ky. (lex 18) — The outside is misleading. An unassuming building off a gravel road in Clay City opens a door to a place seemingly untouched by time. It may as well be a second home to ...

The Mountain Music School at Mountain Empire Community College is dedicated to preserving the traditional sounds of Southwest Virginia by passing them down to younger generations. The week-long ...

“Bluegrass is very community-based,” says mandolinist Patrick Kerrigan Fitzsimons, one of the founders of the academy. “You don’t need fancy equipment. You just carry your instrument, sit in a circle ...

It's one of the most distinctive sounds in country and bluegrass music. You can hear it in the singing of Patty Loveless, Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs. The way these Appalachian-born singers bend ...

2026 Winter Bluegrass Jubilee Returns to Pickens High School on January 31. The 14th annual celebration of bluegrass music and community, produced by Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music.

Bluegrass is one of many influencing genres behind modern country music, and quite a few country legends got their musical start in the classic American roots genre. These four legends, in particular, ...

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is announcing the start of its Junior Appalachian Music program (JAM), to teach young students old-time and bluegrass traditions. JAM is modeled ...

Bluegrass Community Theatre will take on a holiday classic with its own original spin as the performing arts organization will present “A Bluegrass Christmas Carol” beginning this week as the kickoff ...

The Community Music School at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) will launch the Junior Appalachian Music program this February, expanding access to traditional Appalachian ...

Registration is now underway for the Spring semester of Boone Junior Appalachian Musicians (Boone JAM), a traditional music ...

Mountainthology is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and ...