Bluegrass/Americana archive
Read First Listen: Pokey LaFarge, 'Middle Of Everywhere'
July 10, 2011 – On his new album, LaFarge tears through the sounds of the past with manically skittish energy.
Watch Chris Thile And Michael Daves: Tiny Desk Concert
June 13, 2011 – Watch Thile and Daves play traditional bluegrass with New York intensity at the NPR Music offices.
Read The Mix: Ozark Mountain Music KSMU
June 6, 2011 – Hear a mix of bluegrass, old-time and folk music, handpicked by the hosts of Seldom Heard Music. KSMU
Listen Sarah Jarosz, In Concert WFUV
June 3, 2011 – Hear the bluegrass prodigy's recent show at The Living Room in Manhattan's Lower East Side. WFUV
Listen Sarah Jarosz: Redefining The Sound Of Bluegrass
May 16, 2011 – Jarosz blends the traditional and modern sounds of bluegrass with a collage of influences.
Read First Listen: Sarah Jarosz, 'Follow Me Down' FolkAlley
May 1, 2011 – The bluegrass prodigy follows her successful debut album by changing direction on Follow Me Down. FolkAlley
Listen Remembering Hazel Dickens: A Feminist Bluegrass Voice
April 25, 2011 – Fresh Air remembers the folk- and bluegrass-singing role model with excerpts from a 1987 interview.
Read First Listen: Alison Krauss And Union Station, 'Paper Airplane' FolkAlley
April 3, 2011 – Until April 12, hear the award-winning bluegrass band's first new album since 2004 in its entirety. FolkAlley
Listen Jim Lauderdale On World Cafe WXPN
March 29, 2011 – The two-time Grammy winner speaks with host David Dye about his new album. WXPN
Listen Where Bluegrass Meets New Orleans Jazz
March 7, 2011 – Why the Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band sound so natural together.
Listen The Del McCoury Band On Mountain Stage
January 18, 2011 – The venerated bluegrass veteran's band performs live on Mountain Stage.
Watch Abigail Washburn: Tiny Desk Concert
January 3, 2011 – Watch the singer-songwriter mix American bluegrass and Chinese folk from the NPR Music offices.
Listen The Fresh Air Interview: Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
November 24, 2010 – Rowan, who got his start performing with bluegrass legend Bill Monroe, performs on Fresh Air.
Listen Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys Converge In Kentucky
September 9, 2010 – The annual ROMP Festival hosted a reunion for 29 members of Monroe's legendary band.
Listen The Best Of The Year In Americana FolkAlley
September 9, 2010 – Listen to the Americana Music Association's ninth annual awards concert in its entirety. FolkAlley