When the Earls of Leicester formed in 2013, their mission was ambitious but exact: to preserve and promote the legacy of bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, in hopes of reviving the duo’s ...

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Paste Studio “On The Road” rambles on, this time to Wilkesboro, N.C., for the 36th annual MerleFest! The festival was founded in 1988 in memory of Doc Watson’s son Merle, and features “traditional ...

When he was three years old, Jerry Douglas heard the groundbreaking banjo licks of Earl Scruggs on the turntable each morning during breakfast at his childhood home in northeastern Ohio. “And we’d ...

This is FRESH AIR. Rock critic Ken Tucker has a review of the new album from The Earls of Leicester, a bluegrass band formed by some of the biggest names in that genre, including dobro player and ...

Where: Copper Mountain Resort’s Main Stage in Center Village Cost: Free or $159 for VIP seating. Visit CopperCountryFest.com to purchase and for the complete schedule. COPPER MOUNTAIN — Though he’s ...

The group conjures up the sounds of bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. The Earls Of Leicester appear on Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.

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The band, which began as a tribute to the The Foggy Mountain Boys, won a Grammy for their debut album in 2015. Critic Ken Tucker says the Earls' new record, Rattle & Roar, lives up to its title. This ...

I admire bluegrass from a distance, which doesn’t mean I don’t get off on the righteous instrumental savvy of bluegrass supergroup The Earls of Leicester. Formed by dobro player Jerry Douglas in ...

Summer at the Ryman means one thing: bluegrass. Late last month, the Ryman kicked off its annual Bluegrass Nights summer series, and the Earls of Leicester are headlining Thursday night’s installment.