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Guitar Radar has 9 stories tagged Bluegrass, collected here from across every section of the site. Most of it sits under players, learn and music. The most recent story, from Oct 5, 2026, is “Guitar World Lesson Builds a Drop-D Bluegrass Piece Around Alternating Bass and Hybrid Picking”. Coverage here goes back to Aug 31, 2026.
Stories
Players
Crossroads closes with Mayer and Trucks trading leads, Marcus King meeting Sierra Hull and a stage full of unlikely pairings
The festival's second night turned its lineup into collaborations that ranged from bluegrass and jazz to Derek and the Dominos.
Billy Strings joins Pearl Jam for an acoustic singalong and a Mike McCready guitar duel at Ohana
The unannounced guest spot moved from “Elderly Woman” to the Neil Young-era “Throw Your Hatred Down” during Pearl Jam's festival-closing set.
Crossroads Guitar Festival returns to Austin this weekend with a multi-generation guitar lineup
Eric Clapton's seventh Crossroads festival lands at Moody Center September 26–27, pairing veterans including Buddy Guy and John Mayer with first-time appearances from Tommy Emmanuel and Julian Lage.
Trey Anastasio and Billy Strings announce two Divided Sky benefit concerts
The two guitarists will perform together with Trey Anastasio Band for two Worcester shows supporting addiction-recovery care.
Billy Strings trades his Martin for a Charvel to play death metal with Cryptopsy
At the inaugural Ionia Freak Fair, the bluegrass virtuoso joined Canadian death-metal band Cryptopsy for a cameo on a relic'd Charvel Superstrat.
Music
Railroad Earth release ‘Will of the Water’ in their 25th-anniversary year
The September 18 album captures a guitar-led roots band in a transitional lineup, with guests including Daniel Donato, Paul Hoffman and Ronnie McCoury.
Billy Strings turns grief into flatpicking on 'So Much For Goodbyes'
The bluegrass guitarist's fifth studio album, produced with T Bone Burnett and released August 28, was written after his mother's death and carries her artwork on the cover.
Learn
Guitar World Lesson Builds a Drop-D Bluegrass Piece Around Alternating Bass and Hybrid Picking
Richard Barrett’s new acoustic study links steady thumb-style bass, chordal double-stops and an unusual F6/9 voicing in a complete playable arrangement.
Tim Stafford to headline IBMA's 2026 business conference with 'From AI to G-Runs'
The Blue Highway guitarist will revisit three decades of change in bluegrass at IBMA's Chattanooga conference, with AI explicitly part of the keynote theme.