Watch Béla Fleck and Renée Fleming Blend Genres at NPR's Tiny Desk – BGS

Supporting their new collaborative album, 'The Fiddle and the Drum,' the two virtuosos brought an all-star bluegrass band to NPR's Tiny Desk Concert.

Don't Call Me Darlin': Lost Girl - The Bluegrass Situation

As a full-time musician living in Los Angeles, Carolyn Kendrick has a complicated relationship with bluegrass music. Despite years of experience and a deep connection to friendships formed in the...

From "Ghost in This House" to "O Death," Our 13 Favorite Boo-Grass Classics - The Bluegrass...

Ah! There’s a chill in the air, color in the leaves, and a craving for the spookiest songs in bluegrass — it must be fall. Bluegrass, old-time, and country do unsettling music remarkably well, from...

The Grascals and Dolly Parton Come Full Circle on "Broken Angels" - The Bluegrass Situation

It’s rare to find overnight success in bluegrass, but the Grascals got a phone call back in 2004 that any acoustic artist would love to receive. The one and only Dolly Parton needed a backing band...

Lindsay Lou, Shani Ghandi and Sierra Hull Empower Bluegrass Women - The Bluegrass Situation

When Lindsay Lou moved to Nashville in 2015, the singer-songwriter and instrumentalist unknowingly planted seeds that would bear fruit over a decade later. Upon learning that women wrote two of her...

You Gotta Hear This: Molly Tuttle, Sister Sadie, and More Women in Bluegrass - The Bluegrass...

In this week’s edition of You Gotta Hear This, we shine a light on women in bluegrass! We begin with “Come Alive,” from Darin and Brooke Aldridge. An four-time IBMA Award-winning vocalist, Brooke...

Rhonda Vincent Brings New Perspectives, Special Guests to A Possibility - The Bluegrass Situation

The undisputed Queen of Bluegrass, Rhonda Vincent, returns with a studio album of original and newly recorded material that demonstrates the unwavering command of her craft, while shining a light on...

Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, "First Came the Thunder" (Woollystar Sessions) - The Bluegrass...

Our next artist in the Woollystar Festival lineup is Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, captured live at the Northern California festival in June. About Chuck and his band, Woollystar founder and...

GIVEAWAY: Win Tickets to the Milk Carton Kids in Seattle

Sagebrush SXSW Sessions: Aubrie Sellers (Full Set) – BGS Bandwagon

In March 2026, the BGS and Good Country teams were honored to return once again to SXSW, this time partnering with our friends at Big Feat PR for A Night of Good Country at Sagebrush in Austin,...

Cole Chaney Is "Anti-Machine" – Good Country

The Kentuckian roots singer-songwriter doesn’t care much for “country” – the genre descriptor or the industry behind it – but he's shaking up both.

Nearly Alone With a Guitar, Keb' Mo' Gets Through 'The Breakdown' - The Bluegrass Situation

Keb’ Mo’ grew up in Compton, California, listening to Nat King Cole, the radio and the singers he heard in church. He found his way into music through guitar, steel drums, the blues and a long list...

Friends & Neighbors: The Seldom Scene, "Old Train" – BGS

From our friends at Industrial Strength Bluegrass, watch a clip of bluegrass legends Seldom Scene performing one of their hits, "Old Train," during Dudley Connell's final appearance with the group.

Watch the Family Perform Live at Lucinda's in NYC - The Bluegrass Situation

From Muscle Shoals to Lower Manhattan, The Family brings its stellar folk-rock sound to Lucinda’s, a vibey neighborhood bar in the Lower East Side that features the finest of live music. The band is...

MIXTAPE: Vandoliers' "10 Years of Peers" Playlist – BGS

Vandoliers celebrate their alt-country, folk-punk, and Americana allies with a "10 Years of Peers" Mixtape.

Billy Strings, Sierra Hull, Mason Via Among IBMA Award Winners - The Bluegrass Situation

Billy Strings collected his fifth Entertainer of the Year award at the 37th Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Thursday night (October 22). Proving his enduring popula...

Folk Files: Cold as the Clay - The Bluegrass Situation

This episode is an exploration of ghost songs or, more accurately, “revenant ballads.” Ghosts are not particularly common in English ballads, so we’ll look at what circumstances are needed to summon...

Lindsay Lou’s 'Bluegrass Women' Features These Twenty Talents - The Bluegrass Situation

Lindsay Lou’s Bluegrass Women arrived in August 2026 as a true gift to the genre. Nascent for over a decade, this project took root back in 2015 when Lou started a list containing two titles — “I...