With a refreshed lineup and newfound energy, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band remains one of the most accomplished bands in American roots music. Following an extended 50th anniversary tour, the ensemble ...

Do what you love and you will find the reward, says Nitty Gritty Dirt Band keyboardist Bob Carpenter. “You have to love playing music, and you have to be willing to just take it at that without ...

Bob Carpenter needed no reminding that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s scheduled performance in Mankato last June had been canceled. “No, absolutely. Because we sat in the hotel — it was outdoors and ...

Jeff Hanna, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder and de facto leader, is tucked into a nondescript booth at El Palenque, a 30-years-plus local restaurant in a Nashville strip mall, talking about “Nashville ...

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival, held Labor Day weekend at the Tryon Equestrian Center southeast of Asheville, may hit the Goldilocks sweet spot in music festival size. It’s big enough to attract ...

As the adage goes: you snooze, you lose. And in the lightning-fast entertainment industry, sometimes, you don’t even have to be snoozing to miss an opportunity. John Denver learned that the hard way ...

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is a band that evokes memories of the good times. From Fishin’ In the Dark, Mr. Bojangles, and An American Dream, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been creating music for ...

EFFINGHAM – The Grammy-award winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will be performing at the Effingham Performance Center on Oct. 24 on their “All the Good Times” farewell tour. Over the band’s nearly 60 ...