The newest release from Spring Fed Records is a set of home recordings made by music icon banjoist John Hartford and fiddling legend Howdy Forrester.

Legendary songwriter Lamont Dozier took an audience of all ages on a trip down Motown memory lane on Oct. 21 on a small stage in the James Union Building. As part of the iconic trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, Dozier co-wrote dozens of No. 1 hits that defined an era, including “Nowhere to Run” by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, “Stop […]

Matt Brown will perform American roots music on Thursday, April 9, at 1:30 p.m. in the Walker Library Atrium, where he’ll feature a vast stockpile of toe-tapping square dance tunes, nostalgic solo pieces and a variety of songs from classical to country.

The Center for Popular Music announced on March 18 the launch of its American Vernacular Music Manuscripts (AVMM) website.

Author Tracey Laird will bring the famous Austin City Limits television show to life in a lecture held in the Center for Popular Music’s Reading Room on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 4:30 p.m.

Six diverse students in the School of Journalism’s 4800 News App Design & Content class recently completed a unique app for the iPad.

Longtime music business journalist and author Barry Mazor was on campus Jan. 26 to present his new book, “Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music.”

Recording Industry Professor Paul Fischer and Center for Popular Music’s Martin Fisher are featured in an article “Back in the Groove” in the most recent MTSU Magazine.

Renowned folk scholar and GRAMMY nominee Stephen Wade is bringing the music, stories and photos of the American South to MTSU on Sept. 24 and 25.

Following a nationwide search, Dr. Greg Reish is the new director of MTSU’s Center for Popular Music. He assumed the role on July 1.

Few things say American popular music more than the guitar. That’s why the Center for Popular Music has a launched a multiyear series of programs on the venerable instrument.