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The first time I Googled "Coachella Festival," I was surprised to see we would be playing alongside Portishead. Only later did I realize we were playing the "Country Coachella," better known as Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif. And to be honest, I was happier because it meant I would get to see The Judds. This [...]

Though some folks may resent the fact, it's pretty hard to argue that the center for bluegrass these days is anywhere but Nashville. Music City's full of bluegrass musicians, from long-timers like Roland White, who arrived back in the 60s, to more recent arrivals like the Infamous Stringdusters' Travis Book and NewFound Road fiddler Brandon [...]

In the hours after Eddy Arnold's death early Thursday morning, country music stars and everyday working class people from Nashville have been sharing their stories of the Country Music Hall of Fame member. And if there's one underlying theme, it's the kindness and decency he showed to everyone he had contact with long after he [...]

Robert Plant gushes over Alison Krauss, both as a tourmate and as his vocal mentor. Teen pregnancy? Taylor Swift's against it. And she said so at the Event to Prevent gala in New York City. Country music was coming from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on Monday as Phil Vassar performed on the White House's south lawn to honor [...]

One thing is for sure -- traveling on the road is never boring. There's always an adventure just ahead. After performing to a sold out venue in Farmington Hills, Mich., we started towards the Canadian border at Port Huron. Just before reaching the border, traffic came to a stand still, due to a toxic waste [...]