My Brother's Keeper performs at the public library

My Brother’s Keeper performed at the Laurel County Public Library this past Saturday — drawing a crowd of listeners who came ...
The New York Times

Excavating Jerry Garcia’s Crucial Bluegrass Roots

In 1964, the guitarist took a road trip, hoping to become Bill Monroe’s banjo player. The journey, and his longtime love of the genre, shaped the Grateful Dead. By Fred Goodman Reporting from ...
American Songwriter

3 Classic Bluegrass Tunes From the 1960s I’ll Probably Still Be Listening to When I’m 90

Doc Watson‘s 1964 single of “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” can be coined as numerous genres, one of those being, of course, bluegrass. Aside from genre tags, this song is a staple in the world of ...
American Songwriter

How Jerry Garcia’s Bluegrass Beginnings Led to Founding The Grateful Dead

If one is ever curious about how the Grateful Dead adopted their jam band style, there is seemingly one foundational reason—Jerry Garcia’s bluegrass background. Their improvisational style, lengthy ...
Rolling Stone

Jerry Garcia: What It Was Like to Play Bluegrass with the Grateful Dead Guitarist

In 1973, Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia fulfilled a longtime dream when he formed the bluegrass supergroup known as Old & In the Way. For the rock & roller, circling back to his acoustic roots ...
Yale Environment 360

President Salovey and Professors of Bluegrass to be part of a ‘toe-tapping evening’ Feb. 25

President Peter Salovey will join his fellow band members in the Professors of Bluegrass for a performance on Thursday, Feb. 25 in the College Street Music Hall. The group will open for bluegrass ...
NPR

10 bluegrass and old-time artists thriving in modern Nashville

The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. is where bluegrass debuted in 1945, and the Station Inn is Nashville's famous club for bluegrass music. But they're only two of Music City's hotspots for ...