Old-timey bluegrass and gospel songs take center stage when local band Days Of Old resins up the bow. And it’s not just the toe-tapping tunes that delight; the ages of the band members offer hope for ...

One of the most alluring creatures of the tropical rainforests in Central and South America is the blue morpho. The iridescent butterfly is known both for its striking beauty and for the abrupt color ...

That’s a main rule of the Old Time Country Bluegrass Gospel Music Association, founded by Wayne and Cathy Agnew, who are preserving these unique musical styles performed before electric and percussion ...

Playing Appalachian music onstage with banjo and fiddle, the cleancut and tight-knit Stockdale Family Band seems to come from another era, one that’s less high-tech, cynical and disconnected. Based at ...

Bruce Elseth just finished singing in a church cantata, and he's ready for a change of pace. "I need to get back to bluegrass music," the guitarist from Newfolden, Minn., said. Farther around the ...

It was back in 2008 that I first encountered the Stockdale Family Band at a rural farm near Bolivar. Their family life seemed refreshing and idyllic. The four boys were home-schooled by their mother, ...

The Abita Springs Opry will end its fall concert season on Nov. 15 with a big amen by closing out the night's show with the ...

Bluegrass singer Alison Krauss has had many hits in her career. In fact, for many years, she held the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female musician in any genre (before being surpassed by ...

SALISBURY — When they play their bluegrass gospel in the living room, members of The Edwards Family like to spread out and move the furniture. Elizabeth Edwards stands next to the rocking chair with ...

LAKE ALFRED | The city of Lake Alfred is sponsoring an "Orange Blossom Special" Saturday at the Mackay Gardens and Lakeside Preserve. That classic bluegrass tune surely will be among the dozens ...