Genre

Bluegrass

Bluegrass on LoudQuietLoud: more than 100 artists, including Old Crow Medicine Show, The Chicks and Mykey. It runs alongside progressive bluegrass, traditional bluegrass and jam band.

Cover of Prizefighter by Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons

folk · indie · british

Cover of Rockstar by Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

country · female vocalists · singer-songwriter

Rusted Root

alternative · jam · rock

Old Crow Medicine Show

bluegrass · folk · americana

Gillian Welch

alt-country · folk · singer-songwriter

Album art: The Chicks, Taking the Long Way

The Chicks

country · bluegrass · folk

Michael Marcagi

alternative · folk · acoustic

Mykey

rock · folk · bluegrass

Chet Atkins

country · guitar · instrumental

Sarah Jarosz

folk · bluegrass · singer-songwriter

Sierra Ferrell

country · americana · alt-country

Judah & the Lion

folk · american · bluegrass

Doc Watson

bluegrass · folk · country

Jimmie Rodgers

country · folk · blues

Jimmie Rodgers

country · folk · blues

Album art: Rhiannon Giddens, Hope Is the Thing With Feathers

Rhiannon Giddens

folk · country · blues

Jerry Douglas

bluegrass · folk · acoustic

James King

bluegrass · country · ambient

Valerie June

folk · blues · country

The Carter Family

country · the · folk

John Hartford

bluegrass · country · folk

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

jazz · fusion · bluegrass

The SteelDrivers

bluegrass · country · alt-country

Album art: Billy Strings, So Much For Goodbyes

Billy Strings

bluegrass · folk · americana

Chris Thile

bluegrass · folk · mandolin

Ralph Stanley

bluegrass · country · folk

Norman Blake

bluegrass · folk · country

Norman Blake

bluegrass · folk · country

The String Cheese Incident

jam · jam band · bluegrass

Marlon Williams

folk · singer-songwriter · country

Steve Martin

comedy · bluegrass · stand-up comedy

Patty Loveless

country · female vocalists · bluegrass

Robert Earl Keen

country · singer-songwriter · alt-country

Molly Tuttle

bluegrass · folk · singer-songwriter

Bonny Light Horseman

folk · americana · usa

Béla Fleck

bluegrass · banjo · jazz

The Louvin Brothers

country · bluegrass · classic country

Chokecherry

alternative rock · alt-country · bluegrass

Panopticon

black metal · atmospheric black metal · anarchist black metal

Bill Monroe

bluegrass · country · folk

Ricky Skaggs

bluegrass · country · folk

Cat Clyde

blues · singer-songwriter · bluegrass

Bella White

country · bluegrass · americana

Greensky Bluegrass

bluegrass · jam · jam band

Rose Cousins

singer-songwriter · folk · canadian

David Rawlings

country · bluegrass · singer-songwriter

Merle Travis

country · folk · bluegrass

Dillard & Clark

country · bluegrass · country rock

Leftover Salmon

bluegrass · jam band · jam

The Osborne Brothers

bluegrass · country · classic country

The Del McCoury Band

bluegrass · americana · folk

The Dillards

bluegrass · country · folk

Dan Tyminski

bluegrass · country · folk

Sam Bush

bluegrass · mandolin · newgrass

Roy Acuff

country · classic country · singer-songwriter

True North

screamo · post-hardcore · emo

Frontier Ruckus

folk · alt-country · americana

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

bluegrass · country · folk

Doc & Merle Watson

bluegrass · country · folk

Blue Highway

bluegrass · country · folk

Earl Scruggs

bluegrass · country · banjo

Bill Doggett

jazz · rhythm and blues · funk

Lester Flatt

bluegrass · country · folk

Von Spar

experimental · krautrock · electronic

Danielle Peck

country · modern country · country pop

The Holy Modal Rounders

folk · psychedelic folk · psychedelic

Hot Rize

bluegrass · country · folk

Old & In the Way

bluegrass · country · folk

Assembly of Dust

jam band · jam · rock

David Bromberg

folk · blues · singer-songwriter

Lost Dog Street Band

country · folk · bluegrass

Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

bluegrass · country · folk

The Last Revel

bluegrass · folk · indie folk

The Gibson Brothers

disco · 80s · country

Jimmy Martin

bluegrass · country · all

Austin Lucas

folk · country · singer-songwriter

Bryan Sutton

bluegrass · guitar · country

Freakwater

alt-country · country · americana

Grandpa Jones

bluegrass · country · banjo

Willi Carlisle

americana · folk · country

Watkins Family Hour

country · bluegrass · americana

Matt Andersen

blues · canadian · bluegrass

Lonesome River Band

bluegrass · country · grateful dread

Carrie Rodriguez

country · alt-country · americana

Dick Justice

folk · blues · americana

Album art: Angela Autumn, Believer

Angela Autumn

folk · country · usa

Jim Lauderdale

country · americana · bluegrass

Hillstomp

blues · punk blues · folk

New Monsoon

jam band · bluegrass · jam

Old Man Luedecke

folk · canadian · bluegrass

Amanda Cook

country · bluegrass · americana

Harry Manfredini

soundtrack · composer · horror

Langhorne Slim & The Law

alt-country · indie · folk

J.R. Carroll

country · americana · bluegrass

Caroline Herring

country · folk · americana

Magoo

indie · electronic · rock

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Bluegrass artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	So Much For Goodbyes Billy Strings KRCL, The Current, WXPN · 17 days on chart	KRCL, The Current, WXPN	17	69 spins
2	Hope Is The Thing With Feathers Rhiannon Giddens The Current, WXPN · 2 days on chart	The Current, WXPN	2	7 spins

Press

Recently reviewed

LatestPitchforkOct 11, 2026

Taking the Long Way (opens in new tab)

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible.

Shop The Chicks

PitchforkSep 17, 2026
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers (opens in new tab)
Focused on community and resilience, the folk singer and multi-instrumentalist’s new album anchors her wide-ranging musical explorations in her Carolina roots.
Shop Rhiannon Giddens
PitchforkSep 15, 2026
Believer (opens in new tab)
The Nashville-based songwriter channels her Appalachian roots into empathetic, slightly psychedelic banjo- and guitar-led songs that explore what a leap of faith can offer when certainty is gone.
Shop Angela Autumn
PitchforkSep 14, 2026
Brighter Blue EP (opens in new tab)
On her latest covers EP, the singer-songwriter offers refreshing, timely interpretations of blues and gospel classics.
Shop Valerie June
PitchforkSep 3, 2026
So Much for Goodbyes (opens in new tab)
A year after his mother died of an overdose, the boundary-breaking bluegrass guitarist returns with an idiosyncratic and personal new record.
Shop Billy Strings

Labels

Labels in this genre

Audiotree Music

Home to Judah & the Lion, Cat Clyde & Matt Andersen

Real Gone Music

Home to John Hartford, Ralph Stanley & Ricky Skaggs

Related genres

Progressive Bluegrass Traditional Bluegrass Jam Band Classic Country Americana Country Gospel Country Rock