The banjo keeps rolling along in 16th notes, the mandolin cuts sharply into the rhythm, and yet, there are no drums anywhere.

Bill Monroe, the "Father of Bluegrass" who influenced everyone from Ricky Skaggs to Jerry Garcia, was born 115 years ago today in Kentucky.

Bill Monroe, the founding father of bluegrass music, died on September 9, 1996, just four days shy of his 85th birthday.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival, the nation's longest-running bluegrass festival, returns June 17-20 to Bill Monroe's Music Park & Campground in Morgantown, Indiana. The ...

-Jim and Jesse McReynolds, Ralph Stanley, the Country Gentlemen, Bobby Hicks, Mac Wiseman, Del McCoury, the Osborne Brothers, the Seldom Scene, Carl Story, the Bluegrass Boys with Bill Monroe. I'm on ...

OHIO COUNTY, Ky. (WEHT) — Bluegrass music is a genre tied to American roots and is known for its high energy, acoustic string instrumentation and fast tempos. In Ohio County, Kentucky is the home of ...

Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of ...

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Bill Monroe’s Music Park & Campground in Brown County hosts the 60th edition of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Festival, considered the ultimate venue for live performances of the country music style, June ...