It may be called Kentucky bluegrass, but the plant itself did not originate from the commonwealth — but the music did.

For musicians like Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer, trying to break down doors in the folk and country music scenes has ...

where the Bill Monroe sound originated. "In order to understand the history of the banjo and the history of bluegrass music," she told those assembled, "we need to move beyond the narratives we've ...

"We were there to proselytize about his music and his culture and ... she went right for a subject that's sacrosanct in bluegrass circles: where the Bill Monroe sound originated.

Bluegrass musician Bill Monroe formed the first version of his ... had a penchant for amplifying social justice issues in his music (best shown in songs like “Brenda’s Got a Baby ...