Bluegrass aficionados recognize the pivotal role of banjo instrumentation in crafting its vibrant sound. While instruments like fiddles, upright basses, guitars, and mandolins contribute significantly ...

Since forming 20 years ago, John Reischman & The Jaybirds have honed their own style of bluegrass, wedding the genre’s characteristic rapid-fire solos and vocal harmonies with an old-time, almost ...

Violinist Tessa Lark takes flight in Sky, a violin concerto written just for her by Michael Torke. Inspired by her Kentucky roots, Torke weaves a touch of Bluegrass into the classical form, ...

While winning acclaim for her concert performances with orchestras and in competitions around the world, violinist Tessa Lark is trying to broaden the kind of programming being performed. And Michael ...