The voice, so pure and effortless on her recordings, sounded scratchy as an old Carter Family 78. “I’ve got a really good case of a sinus infection that I probably let go too long,” Linda Lay said in ...

While the pickers have changed through the years, the music and fellowship shared weekly at this small general store nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains remain the same today as they ...

In a world filled with hip-hop and loud rock music everywhere, sometimes finding something a little different can be refreshing. The Packway Handle Band has just released an album, "Chaff Harvest," ...

Family bands have been part of the fabric of country and bluegrass music since the days of the Carter and Stoneman families in the 1920s. In 2008, when Mike Harris got laid off from his job during the ...