He had always wanted to play the banjo, so in 1979, Steve Clement bought a cheap banjo and began to learn. A College of William and Mary geology professor at the time, Clement soon began playing tunes ...

Even a 20-year-old Brooklynite like Nora Brown has come to love this genre, having performed it for nearly her entire life ...

Amythyst Kiah is a powerhouse folk singer. Her raspy but commanding voice is one you cannot miss when she strums her guitar or banjo. The series invites viewers into the perspective of everyday people ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Music is a language that knows no barriers. It carries with it memories, culture and history. Southern Appalachian music has been telling the story of the people in East ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program is beginning on May 23rd for children ages 9 and older. Students can learn bluegrass music in a group with their teacher, and ...

15-year-old singer and banjo player Nora Brown is a rising star taking on traditional Appalachian music - she'll appear next Thursday as part of New York's music festival, globalFEST. globalFEST was ...

Warren and Judy Waldron love performing traditional Appalachian folk music. The Oxford area couple is known throughout Butler County for their bands — Jericho Old Time Band, Rabbit Hash String Band ...

There are lots of live music options in Henderson County this weekend, but for the biggest gathering of professional musicians playing a wide selection of music, consider the Hendersonville Symphony ...