This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...

An “American roots string band with punk rock attitude and energy,” (PBS) Old Crow Medicine Show makes its Penn Live Arts debut with a dynamic mix of traditional country, old-time string music, ...

Rhiannon Giddens is down at the river, carrying a flame of heritage, and she’s inviting anyone who wants to join her to come down and light their own wicks. Rivers are traditionally sites of salvation ...

On Saturday, Oct. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. the Roanoke County Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department will sponsor an evening of old time string music. The event will be held at the Brambleton Center, ...

Retro footage from Shannon Street Blues Fest in 2011 and Old Time Music Festival from 2006. Shannon Street Blues Fest #110 Eden Brent (2011) / Old Time Music Festival #106 Slap Happy Old Time String ...

Singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens has dedicated much of her career to exploring folk and roots music, including old-time, blues, Celtic folk, country, and gospel. In April, ...

Fans of old-time music got to kick up their heels a week ahead of the Creative Alliance’s inaugural Say Sister! Festival — which celebrates women who have contributed to the genre — with an opening ...

Old Crow Medicine Show makes its Penn Live Arts debut with a dynamic mix of traditional country, old-time string music, bluegrass and folk. The six-piece band was discovered by bluegrass legend Doc ...