The Birchmere promised -- and delivered -- the Tony Rice Unit Thursday night, but there was still considerable mystery as to just who would join the master guitarist and what sounds they would go ...

The first time Washingtonians got to see Alison Krauss and the extraordinary guitarist Tony Rice play together was Oct. 7, 1988, when the then-17-year-old fiddle player sat in with the Tony Rice Unit ...

Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, has died at age 69. Rice died Friday at ...

The acclaimed bluegrass band The Tony Rice Unit, featuring Josh Williams — recognized as guitarist of the year by the International Bluegrass Music Association — will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday in ...

The penultimate performance in Pinecone’s 2008-2009 Down Home Series was an evening of contrasts: Venerable flatpicker Tony Ricehis unit a seasoned quartet that included current IBMA guitarist of the ...

Tony Rice, one of the leading lights of bluegrass music since the 1970s, and a 2013 inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Association Hall of Fame, died suddenly on Christmas Day. He was 69.