Earl Scruggs

The South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra is offering concert attendees the chance to meet The Flecktones at a post-concert meet-and-greet after-party following the 8 p.m. performance. Read More

Before Nashville's Music Row became the center of the country music universe, a recording studio in downtown Cincinnati with an unromantic name was producing some of the most influential country, bluegrass and R&B songs in recording history. Read More

Doyle Lawson, who started playing the mandolin at age 11 in his native Tennessee, returns with his gospel band, Quicksilver, as a headliner on Nov. 28. Read More

And yes, it's headed by a banjo-wielding front man, Adrian Trbovich. Read More

It was a quirky arrangement of a 20-year-old Tin Pan Alley song. Read More

A second-grade dropout, pool shark and aspiring entertainer, Don Gibson left Shelby in 1950 to try to make a name in country music. Read More

This isn't just a chance to hear great music and have a fun night out on the town, it's a chance to witness years of bluegrass achievements and collaboration handed down to a younger generation. Read More

Music and comedy can make a fine combination, as Ronnie Scott would have agreed, but when the musician in question is Steve Martin – far better known as an actor and comedian – matters get more complex. Read More

You can satisfy your hankerin' for fine fiddlin' and guitar pickin' — and try some tasty home brewin' — at Brewgrass, the sixth annual bluegrass and microbrew celebration Friday and Saturday at five downtown honky-tonks. Read More

"It's always been a dream of mine to play banjo at the Royal Festival Hall," says Steve Martin, banjo in hand, from the stage of the Royal Festival Hall. "And tonight, I feel one step closer to realising that dream." Read More