Big time traditions: The small town of Floyd, Virginia—its population was 425 in the last census—has become so...

Lifetime record: Born in 1932, Willard Gayheart recalls the early influence of hearing the 1936 recording of Mainer’s...

Burnin’ bluegrass: Dry Branch Fire Squad has played at every single Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, a bi-annual...

Quiet time: Electric violinist and composer David Schulman has several soundtracks to his credit including NPR’s “The...

Behind the hits: Chart-topping songwriter Pat Alger says, “It never grows old hearing a great singer perform one of...

Lucky strike: North Carolina blacksmith Riley Baugus was a craftsman by day and a master musician by night, playing...

Stephanie Nakasian grew up with the American songbook in her ear. You know the tunes: “Fly Me to the Moon,” “I Get A...

No happy accidents: Dr. Bernie Beitman’s 2016 book, Connecting With Coincidence, throws science at the notion that...

Beppe Gambetta loves American roots music as much as the music of his native Italy, and he pairs the two in his...

Greg Weaver has been playing video games since…well, since he can remember. Growing up, his family had an Atari...