SALISBURY — When they play their bluegrass gospel in the living room, members of The Edwards Family like to spread out and move the furniture. Elizabeth Edwards stands next to the rocking chair with ...

SULPHER, La. - Although it has some gospel roots, bluegrass music is not a part of the traditions of the Catholic Church. But bluegrass is a big part of the life of one Southwest Louisiana priest. FOX ...

A North minister, who loves bluegrass music and has played with many well-known bluegrass bands over the years, made the decision to let his love of music play second fiddle to his calling to preach ...

He is a bluegrass banjo playin’, salsa dancin’ kind of preacher, but most of his parishioners know him as the Rev. Dr. Steven Simpson, pastor at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Amityville. At 6 ...

Four years ago this summer, the Gospel Plowboys formed. On June 10, the group released its first CD, “Welcome Home,” with its new label, Mountain Fever Records. To band members’ surprise and utter ...

I’ve always had a deep appreciation for bluegrass. A form of Southern mountain music in overdrive, bluegrass coalesced in the late 1940s when Kentucky mandolinist and singer Bill Monroe, who had ...

That’s a main rule of the Old Time Country Bluegrass Gospel Music Association, founded by Wayne and Cathy Agnew, who are preserving these unique musical styles performed before electric and percussion ...