KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Big Ears Festival have come together to create a new event in Knoxville celebrating Appalachian culture through music, storytelling, dance ...

Rhiannon Giddens is on a mission, make that several missions. Whether it’s setting to music the story of a West African scholar sold into slavery or bringing to light the true history of the banjo, ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An acclaimed cellist performed in Knoxville Friday night — Yo-Yo Ma. He performed at World's Fair Park, headlining the Our Common Nature music festival. The event was meant to be a ...

Knoxville's tentpole music festival Big Ears is partnering with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma to bring a new cultural experience to Knoxville this spring. Separate from Big Ears Festival, "Our ...

Rhiannon Giddens is maxed out. She recently spent a weekend in Knoxville, Tenn., performing a series of concerts with Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Thile. She has a new album, her first collection of ...

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform in World’s Fair Park this week, and he’s bringing a host of other artists with him to celebrate Appalachian culture and lift the region’s Indigenous, ...

“You brought me here to build your house; to build your house, to build your house” is the phrase that opens Rhiannon Giddens’ first children’s book, “Build a House,” as well as the song that inspired ...