Days before Michael Hurley's death, the singing, songwriting storyteller stepped on the stage of a Scottish pub in Knoxville ...

The legendary figure of outsider folk music died after returning home from a series of performances at Knoxville, TN's Big ...

There was something for everyone at Big Ears Festival 2025, from Les Claypool's Bastard Jazz to a new trio ft banjo extraordinaire Béla Fleck.

Back in 2009, Big Ears was dreamed up by Ashley Capps, a Knoxville-bred concert promoter who also co-founded Bonnaroo, one of ...