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David Rawlings, Lee Roy Parnell and Dave Yoke Join the Tedeschi Trucks Band in Nashville

The Tedeschi Trucks Band has returned to the road for the fall leg of the Future Soul Tour. The group was in Nashville over the weekend. There the TTB performed a pair of dates at...

Bob Dylan Unveiled Yet Another New Guitarist, Covered Randy Newman at Tour Launch

At the first show of his Lights of Autumn European tour, Dylan played Newman's classic "Louisiana 1927," Guy Clark's "Dublin Blues," and a radically re-worked "Tangled Up In Blue"

John Mayer and Derek Trucks trade solos, Marcus King and Joe Bonamassa cover Led Zeppelin at Crossroads 2026

Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, Sierra Hull, Susan Tedeschi and actor Bill Murray also played starring roles in the stacked lineup

Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Del McCoury and Dan Tyminski Record a Bluegrass Version of Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road”

An all-star collection of bluegrass players has come together to perform an arrangement of Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.” Steve Martin and Alison Brown, who released the album Safe,...

Béla Fleck “Live Heart: My Bluegrass Heart At The Ryman”

A frenetic jam session with a revved-up audience adding their voices to the music. The press for Béla Fleck’s new live album describes his band as a multigenerational gang of music...

Learn Some Essential Flatpicking Licks via “Carroll County Blues”

Kenny Baker’s arrangement of “Carroll County Blues” is an excellent study for budding flatpickers, as it introduces some essential language, licks, and techniques that are foundati...

“The secret wasn’t a special effect, a particular amp, or studio trickery, but rather a very simple quirk”: Roy Buchanan...

Nicknamed “Nancy”, the Telemaster’s beloved ’53 model had a bridge pickup that mystified pickup designers for years

Steve Martin Recruits Bluegrass Legends for "Old Town Road" Cover

From heavy trap beats, to light and airy strings... you've gotta hear this! Continue reading…

Don’t be intimidated by acoustic bluegrass – this lesson is the perfect primer (just watch out for the F6/9!)

Bluegrass folk blues can take many forms, incorporating influences from both sides of the Atlantic, but it all comes down to two hands and the acoustic guitar

Watch: Billy Strings and Béla Fleck Visit “Tennessee” Together

Béla Fleck has released a live take on the bluegrass staple “Tennessee” featuring Billy Strings from his forthcoming album, Live Heart: My Bluegrass Heart at the Ryman. The 3LP/2CD...

Key to the Highway: Joe Stuckey

Terrence Grayson – “Sweet T,” Setting the Foundation

Cover photo © 2026 Marilyn Stringer Most blues fans would instantly recognize the names – Bobby Rush, the late Michael Burks, and Victor Wainwright. They each have a definitive sty...

AmericanaFest 2026, Mayer’s Picks (Part 3)

THE HEARTBREAKERS featuring CHRIS STAPLETON It was hard not to be moved, from exhilaration to overwhelming emotion, watching the founding Heartbreakers reunite for the first time i...

Robert Jr. Lockwood LIVE Capitol Theatre Charleston, WV. 1989-06-04 (Mt. Stage)

LIVE   Capitol Theatre  Charleston, WV.  1989-06-04 10\10 sound Wish the set was longer!Robert Jr. Lockwood - Guitar, VocalsGene Schwartz (?) - Bass Guitar?? (Ahmed ??) - Drums  ...

Daniel Donato Announces First-Ever Acoustic Tour with Special Guests Including Anders Beck, Aron Magner and Jeff Sipe

In early December Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country will perform nine acoustic dates. The group will perform as a trio for these shows, without drummer Will “Bronco” Clark who will be...

Béla Fleck, Earls of Leicester Crown First Day of Earl Scruggs Fest 2026

The Earls of Leicester, a bluegrass super-group featuring dobro legend Jerry Douglas and other fantastic players put on a show that absolutely packed a punch. They were followed by...

J.J. Cale with Tom Petty & Mike Campbell - McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA 2009

J.J. Cale's performed at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica on March 28, 2009.He was joined onstage halfway through the show by a couple of guys, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, who...

Dave Wilbert Brings ’90s Country Storytelling To New EP ‘The Good News’

Dave Wilbert is returning to the sounds and stories that shaped his love of country music on ‘The Good News,’ a six-song EP arriving September 18 via Willbilly Records and Symphoni...

Steve Martin Recruits Bluegrass Legends for "Old Town Road" Cover

From heavy trap beats, to light and airy strings... you've gotta hear this! Continue reading…

Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

In another part of the AUK jungle, I’ve been reading Chris Hillman’s autobiography, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond, for an upcoming Paperback Riders ar...

Watch Billy Strings Collaborate with Leftover Salmon, Greensky Bluegrass, Sierra Hull, Lindsay Lou, Michael Cleveland an...

The first-ever Ionia Freak Fair took place on Friday and Saturday at the Ionia Fairgrounds in Ionia, MI. The epic weekend curated by Billy Strings who grew up in the area. In addit...

“Dickey was instantly recognizable. When I started playing with him, I realized I needed to go to school to figure out h...

The Gov’t Mule frontman checks in to talk about the best advice he ever got, and explains why you’ve always got to be chasing tone

Béla Fleck “Tennessee” – with Billy Strings (and a lot of others)

There’s not a lot we can say about Béla Fleck that isn’t just going to become a string of superlatives. His banjo mastery is exemplary, his musical curiosity is insatiable, his gen...

Jason Isbell and Drive-By Truckers Reunite in Alabama

Nearly 20 years after their last full performance together, Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, and Isbell join up to play the fan-favorite album Decoration Day in full at ShoalsFest