In retrospect, the greatest achievement of Doc Watson, who died yesterday at 89, might have been his endlessly curious middle-aged brand. Discovered in the early ’60s, when the Old, Weird America was ...

Bluegrass music has recently made a massive resurgence, thanks to folks like Billy Strings and Sierra Ferrell. However, as most of you know, the genre isn’t a new thing. Rather, it is one of the ...

MerleFest shared video of Greensky Bluegrass guitarist Dave Bruzza covering ’s “All About You.” The clip is part of the festival’s Doc Watson Week. Bluegrass legend Doc Watson helped to found ...

Last night, Grammy-award-winning bluegrass guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Strings celebrated what would’ve been the 100th birthday of Doc Watson, one of his greatest influences. The celebration ...

Legendary bluegrass musician Doc Watson dies Tuesday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a colon surgery. He was born in Deep Gap and went onto bluegrass history... Make WXII12 a preferred ...

We pay tribute to Doc Watson on the centennial of his birth. The pioneering bluegrass, country and folk guitarist and singer changed the way people around the world think about mountain music. In his ...

Long before I moved to the High Country, I made many trips over the years to North Carolina, both to the Outer Banks and to the MerleFest music festival.

Dr. Kent Gustavson, Author of "Blind But Now I See" Reveals Never Before Released Details about Doc Watson, Seven-Time Grammy Award-Winning Guitarist; Author Currently Available for Interviews, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- It was a hard year in the bluegrass world and the loss of icons such as Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson hung over the International Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday night. The ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Doc Watson is at an age when the old-timey songs he plays have a particular poignancy, particularly the church songs that tell of being "carried away" or "going over to the other ...

Bluegrass is a genre founded on tradition. That being so, it is no surprise that bluegrass musicians from the present lift and riff off of bluegrass musicians from the past. This is not malicious nor ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It was a hard year in the bluegrass world and the loss of icons and friends colored the International Bluegrass Music Awards. The Gibson Brothers won top honors of entertainer ...