Spokane native Kimber Ludiker and her bandmates in the bluegrass outfit Della Mae were congratulated on being nominated for a Grammy Award before they even knew they’d been nominated. “We were playing ...

Since Nashville-based folk band Della Mae started writing and performing original music in 2009, the quintet has become a woman-powered force to be reckoned with. Della Mae's acoustic instruments, ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - “Fortunately, there are so many more women playing music, thanks to just educational opportunities for kids getting into bluegrass. There’s just a lot of girls empowered to play ...

Thu., Jan. 8, 2015 Memorial for Ludiker: Fiddling siblings Kimber Ludiker, second from left, and Dennis Ludiker, harmonize on a waltz they learned from their father, well-known champion fiddler Tony ...

A high-end violin boasts the same price tag as a brand-new luxury vehicle. This means that when fiddler Kimber Ludiker has to fly, her instrument always comes along with as a carry-on. “If they ever ...

Listening to Della Mae’s assured new album, “This World Oft Can Be,” it’s funny to think this progressive five-piece string band based in Boston started almost as a gimmick. Fiddler Kimber Ludiker ...

There are many ways to introduce the five-piece band Della Mae. Grammy nominated. Bluegrass-Americana. Global ambassadors. Just don’t call them “the lovely and talented women of Della Mae.” “We don't ...

Alison Brown, Steve Martin and Della Mae are helping keep the spirit of Appalachia's unique musical storytelling alive. Released as a part of Brown and Martin's 2025 album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Colorado Fiddle Championships on Saturday and Sunday will feature novices and national champions, hoedowns and waltzes at the National Western Stock Show ...