bluegrass

The Biscuit Eaters is one of three bands playing WFDD’s Spring Fling event this weekend. They’re a bluegrass family band from Surry County made up of five kids between six and 15 years old, and their parents, Meredith and Jason Wilkerson.

After graduating from Harvard, Alison Brown became an investment banker on Wall Street. But she left that career behind to pursue her passion: banjo. Three decades later, the Grammy Award-winning banjo artist and Compass Records Group co-founder looks back on her career with the August re-release of her 1990 solo album Simple Pleasures. She also discusses her 2023 release On Banjo with guest artists including Steve Martin and Anat Cohen.

Ralph Deward Epperson was born on April 5, 1921, in Patrick County, Virginia. In the 1930s he left behind the tobacco fields near Mount Airy for college…

This week would have marked the 100th birthday of Ralph Epperson, who was born on April 5, 1921. In the 1930s he left behind the tobacco fields near Mount…

Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28…

Joe Troop set off on his musical path at the age of 15. On a camping trip, he heard string-band music, and he was bitten by the bluegrass bug. He started…

Joe Troop set off on his musical path at the age of 15. On a camping trip, he heard string-band music, and he was bitten by the bluegrass bug. He started…

Bluegrass pioneer Ralph Stanley has died. Family members say he passed away Thursday night at his home in Virginia after a battle with skin cancer. He was…