The modern bluegrass revival might not have happened if not for Hot Rize, the members of whom met each other through the Denver Folklore Center in the mid-’70s. Kindred spirits in their appreciation ...

Hot Rize made a promise in 1978: The band would commit to one summer. “People didn’t really know much about bluegrass,” said the band’s Pete “Dr. Banjo” Wernick. “We would warn the crowd that they ...

Twenty-four years ago, Hot Rize was one of the hottest bands in bluegrass, winning the first International Bluegrass Music Award for entertainer of the year in 1990. Then the group retired. The ...

Country artist Kathy Mattea and bluegrass band Hot Rize will co-host the 20th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards (IBMA) on Thursday, October 1, at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. By Jillian ...

The acclaimed bluegrass band Hot Rize will be on its first tour since the 1990s when they headline Friday night’s show at IBMA. hotrize.com Hot Rize became a critical and fan favorite in the late ...

The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame opened in Owensboro, Ky., in 1991. Since its founding, musicians from 20 states, plus Washington, D.C., have been inducted. But the inductees have largely been from ...

Legendary bluegrass act Hot Rize is poised to embark on their first full tour since 1990 this fall. The band has also announced they will release a new studio album, details of which will be revealed ...

The greatest bluegrass band of the 1980s? Is there anyone but Hot Rize that deserves such a title? The great bluegrass quartet, which played a crucial role in the resurgence of bluegrass in the ’80s, ...

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Hot Rize was founded in 1978 and rose to prominence in the early 1980s, becoming the International Bluegrass Music Association's very first Entertainers of the Year. On March 28, the band will perform ...

Four decades ago, one of modern bluegrass music’s most accomplished and influential acts was formed. Blending traditional music with the burgeoning “newgrass” sound, Hot Rize featured a stellar lineup ...

Halfway through a sold-out date at City Winery in New York City last week, the four members of the newly resurrected bluegrass group Hot Rize announced they needed to take a break. “Bluegrass music is ...