Beyonce’s hit “Texas Hold ’Em” opens with a beat seldom heard on hip-hop tracks: the unmistakable clip-clop of a four-stringed clawhammer banjo. It comes via folk icon Rhiannon Giddens, who was ...

The second I see a little bit of yellow on any of the trees, I naturally start to develop an urge to listen to the blues, folk, and bluegrass music. Watching leaves turn orange as I listen to frenzied ...

In this two-part special of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka sits down with renowned blues musician Otis Taylor for an intimate and dynamic conversation.

It doesn't matter so much now that Kieran Kane was scoring country hits throughout the '80s on his own and as one-half of the O'Kanes. He's still active and productive these days, only his way of ...

Underneath a fingernail moon and the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Oliver Wood stood onstage at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and declared, “This one goes out to ...

Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant is releasing a new album this week. Plant’s “Saving Grace” is set to be released ...

Homewood-based Trail Mix Productions, which has produced a mostly acoustic concert series annually, will present its first Trail Mix Roots Music Series show to begin its outdoor season. The Lowest ...

In Part 2 of our conversation with legendary blues musician Otis Taylor, we dive deeper into his artistic journey, his distinctive trance blues style, and the historical and cultural significance of ...