This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...

Last year, The String got a new opening theme tune. “Vera” comes from New York based mandolin virtuoso, composer and band ...

Retro footage from Shannon Street Blues Fest in 2011 and Old Time Music Festival from 2006. Shannon Street Blues Fest #110 Eden Brent (2011) / Old Time Music Festival #106 Slap Happy Old Time String ...

Ketch Secor serves as a classic example of having to leave home to find home. The singer, songwriter and fiddler in old-time string band Old Crow Medicine Show bristled some at American roots music as ...

Singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens has dedicated much of her career to exploring folk and roots music, including old-time, blues, Celtic folk, country, and gospel. In April, ...

An “American roots string band with punk rock attitude and energy,” (PBS) Old Crow Medicine Show makes its Penn Live Arts debut with a dynamic mix of traditional country, old-time string music, ...

SEELEY - Get ready to kick off the new year with an unforgettable celebration of bluegrass, old-time string band and Americana music. FiddleFest 2026 will take place on Saturday, Jan. 3, from 2 to 8 p ...

Rhiannon Giddens is down at the river, carrying a flame of heritage, and she’s inviting anyone who wants to join her to come down and light their own wicks. Rivers are traditionally sites of salvation ...