If talk of music festivals, especially one scheduled for Labor Day weekend, seems like a garish Christmas display in July, know that it’s absolutely necessary.

A 130-year-old building was filled with music fans as a bluegrass legend performed on stage. All 104 seats at Unity Hall in ...

Legendary banjoist Tony Trischka is bringing his acclaimed "Earl Jam 2: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs" to Unity Hall’s Landecker ...

Held annually over Labor Day Weekend, the three-day celebration honors North Carolina banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, whose revolutionary three-finger picking style set the gold standard for bluegrass and ...

Earl Scruggs Music Festival will return to Mill Spring, N.C., for its fourth annual event on August 29-31. Continuing tradition, the occasion will take place at Tryon International Equestrian Center.

Banjo player Tony Trischka will return to Unity Hall for a performance of “Earl Jam 2: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs” at 7:30 p.m ...

A statue of Earl Scruggs at the Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby. tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com Whatever you’ve accomplished in your life, chances are you didn’t make history at age 10. But Earl Scruggs, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marty Stuart and Chris Scruggs, the grandson of bluegrass great Earl Scruggs, perform at Earl Scruggs Music Festival. - Credit: ...

SHELBY, N.C. — The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby will be closed for more than a month starting Thanksgiving day, our partners at The Shelby Star reported. ALSO READ: Music pioneer and Cleveland Co.

Also a mandolinist, he performed alongside his brother, Jim, in an act that lasted 55 years. He continued performing after his brother’s death. By Bill Friskics-Warren The Earl Scruggs Center, which ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – It is impossible to overstate the importance of Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly ...

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