Mandolin maestro U. Srinivas, an astonishingly talented Indian artist who brought his Western instrument into the heart of traditional South Indian music, died Sept. 19 in Chennai at age 45. According ...

Nov. 21—When speaking to country and bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs, there are many things to talk about, but not enough time to cover everything. During our conversation, I got to ask him about his ...

Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz made everything seem so easy, pulling a few acoustic instruments out of their car and, in no time, huddling around a single microphone behind the Tiny Desk. With that, ...

On Sunday night (Oct. 21), Ricky Skaggs joined the Country Music Hall of Fame, as part of the organization's Class of 2018. His musical mentor, the "Father of Bluegrass," Bill Monroe, died more than ...

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Sierra Hull has the courage to voice what every artist is thinking. "I'd be lying to say that it wouldn't be a dream to win a Grammy," she says, seated in her dressing room at the Beacon Theatre on ...