Tony Trischka calls up Billy Strings and other top bluegrass talent for "Gentle On My Mind" from the upcoming Earl Scruggs tribute.

There’s no question that Tony Trischka stands as one of the most preeminent banjo artists of our time. For more than 50 years, his innovative style, dazzling speed, and musical ingenuity have shaped ...

We mark the 100th anniversary of The Grand Ole Opry, country music’s biggest stage, and feature interviews with two of its members. First up, bluegrass banjo player Earl Scruggs. He and guitarist ...

SHELBY, N.C. — The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby will be closed for more than a month starting Thanksgiving day, our partners at The Shelby Star reported. ALSO READ: Music pioneer and Cleveland Co.

Back in August, his band members had breakfast at a Cracker Barrel while on tour and the inexplicable controversy over the chain restaurant’s logo had exploded on cable news, right-wing podcasts and ...

Attending a music festival at an equestrian center is full-body immersion into a world of sleek horse haute-Derby style meets thigh-slapping, plaid-shirted, down-home mountain music makers — a place ...

Underneath a fingernail moon and the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Oliver Wood stood onstage at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and declared, “This one goes out to ...

When 77-year-old Geoff Hohwald moved to Yellow Springs from Georgia last year to be closer to family, he brought with him a few banjos. Well, maybe not a few banjos; rather, a lot of banjos — hundreds ...

Raymond D. Earl, aged 65, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2025, in Ogden, Utah, after a brief illness. Born on February 25, 1960, in Ogden, Utah, Ray spent his youth playing sports, which continued ...

MILL SPRING—-This Week, the set lineup for the fourth annual Earl Scruggs Music Festival was announced. The event is scheduled to take place from Friday, August 29 through Sunday, August 31 at the ...

Earl Scruggs Music Festival returns to Mill Spring, NC on August 29-31, 2025 for its 4th annual event at Tryon International Equestrian Center (Tryon International). Headlining this year’s lineup is ...