At a time when every movie is a remake and cover songs sometimes out-chart the originals, it's not unheard of for an artist to revisit the past. For John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, there's ...

Some 50 years ago, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band brought bluegrass to the masses with its platinum-selling Will the Circle Be Unbroken. To celebrate the album’s anniversary, founding member/banjo man ...

The album the legendary vocalist he had worked on feverishly for nearly a decade was finally ready for its worthy release when tragedy struck Things couldn’t have been going better for John McEuen.

John McEuen says fame has given him more artistic room, rather than boxed him in. It lets him do big shows as a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, along with solos and duos at little local venues, ...

Counterculture rockers seem as likely to mix with aging rural music makers as grandma grooving to Taylor Swift. Then again, maybe grandma digs Tay-Tay’s groove. Such was the terrain circa 1971. When ...

SHIPSHEWANA — John McEuen & The Circle Band perform at 6:30 p.m. Oct 20 at Blue Gate Music Hall, 175 N. Van Buren St. McEuen co-founded the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1966. The band released its ...

The Reading Musical Foundation is offering free tickets for Guitar-A-Rama 2023, a community workshop, jam and concert starring Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder John McEuen with Dave Kline & The Mountain ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Founder of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band John McEuen will perform March 30 at the ...

Nathan McEuen is carrying on not one but two family traditions. His father, John McEuen, is a legendary folk-country banjo player, most notably with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. But his uncle, William ...

When talking to John McEuen you get the impression that the man has done it all. He is an innovative instrumentalist who spent twenty-one years as the musical catalyst of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.