Wake up seven days a week with the Cascades Reader. Get local news, event information, podcasts, discounts and more. Sign up now! Sign up The 2026 Sisters Folk Festival lineup is officially complete ...

The Carter Family Fold welcomes Surefire to the stage this Saturday night, May 23, at the Carter Family Fold for an evening ...

The next time you’re listening to someone play guitar — be it a big-name artist or your favorite local musician — there’s a ...

Robb Cappelletto says the bluesgrass star was far from a novice when approached him, but still wanted to expand his knowledge ...

Sometimes you have to enjoy the string music. These are three modern artists who are carrying the torch of classic bluegrass.

Online applications are now being accepted for the Partners for Strings’ 2026 youth orchestra summer program. Partners for ...

It’s a band that has had well over a dozen members. Some have been around since the beginning while others have joined the band, kicked around for a few years and split, only to come back. It’s safe ...

Country singer Bobby Lewis, whose biggest hit was 1966's "How Long Has It Been?", celebrates his 84th birthday on May 9.

The landscape of bluegrass flatpicking is shifting under the weight of two modern giants: Billy Strings and B\u00e9la Fleck. With Strings\u2019 2026 tour underway and recent analyses of his ...

Shelby Means will perform at Fiddletown Community Center, 14445 Fiddletown Road in Fiddletown, on Friday, May 15th. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20 / ...

Bluegrass musician Billy Strings revealed that he broke his leg in a “dumb a–” accident just before the encore at his sold-out concert in Virginia on Saturday — and is postponing several shows while ...

The legal battle over control of the iconic Greenbrier Resort escalated again this week as the state tax division moved to intervene in the federal case. Mountain Wellness Collaborative on a mission ...