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 ...

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 ...

(Posted Thursday) Della Mae made a big splash on the bluegrass world with their second album, “This World Oft Can Be.” So much so, the all-female quintet was nominated for a Grammy Award for best ...

Returning from hiatus, the bluegrass band showcases its combination of playfulness and muscle as a performing unit. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you ...

Della Mae’s third single, “First Song Dancer” will be released on January 10th in anticipation of their fourth studio album, Headlight, due January 17th. Della Mae is an all-female string band who ...

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 ...

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 ...

Growing up, I was playing American fiddle tunes and Texas-style, Western swing, Bob Wills stuff. I came to bluegrass after going to my first bluegrass festival when I was about 15 years old. I moved ...

Although bluegrass is a genre that has its fair share of female artists, it’s hard to deny that it’s one of those musical arenas that happens to be more of a boy’s club. But that didn’t bother ...

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 ...