You'll hear My Old Kentucky Home sung at Churchill Downs as you usually do before the Kentucky Derby, but did you know that the Kentucky state song is actually controversial? You will now. The ...

Front cover of the book “My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song” written by author Emily Bingham. The book was published by the Knopf Doubleday Publishing ...

One of the most notable pastimes at the Kentucky Derby is a playing of the old Stephen Foster song "My Old Kentucky Home." While it's the Kentucky state song, the ballad carries with it a good bit of ...

In an interview with The Courier Journal ahead of the 150th Kentucky Derby, Louisville Congressman Morgan McGarvey said the event's use of “My Old Kentucky Home,” a 19th-century song inspired by the ...

When “My Old Kentucky Home” plays at the track, who doesn’t get a little choked up? It’s tradition, its nostalgia, it’s pure Kentucky. The man behind that iconic song, Stephen Foster, never saw a ...

Kentucky hip-hop artists KD and Demi (Villebillies), in collaboration with B. Stille (Nappy Roots), have released their latest single, “My Old Kentucky Home.” We wanted to use the song to bring unity, ...

My Old Kentucky Home State Park is located in Bardstown in Nelson County. “It’s a very unique place because we’re in the right in the middle of the bourbon industry, but it’s a sanctuary in the middle ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Walk into any band rehearsal space 15 minutes before the start of practice and you’ll notice the erratic screeching of woodwind instruments tuning, brass instruments clinking, and ...

When “My Old Kentucky Home” plays at the track, who doesn’t get a little choked up? It’s tradition, its nostalgia, it’s pure Kentucky. The man behind that iconic song, Stephen Foster, never saw a ...