Matias Hilmar Iversen offers a superb example of how music can breach boundaries and find a common connection regardless of locale. His band, Ila Auto, has won myriad awards and an impressive following in their native Norway, having performed over
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Ben Walters Guitars – building vintage replicas in northern Virginia
Nothing warms the heart of a bluegrass guitarist like finding a new luthier building vintage reproductions in a small shop setting. As the prices of the actual prewar Martin dreadnoughts keeps going up, most of us need to be looking
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Goodwin Brothers talk Everyday Thing, and upcoming album
The Goodwin Brothers stay true to a hallowed bluegrass tradition, one birthed in Kentucky, and following in the footsteps of those notable statemates that have formed the essence of modern bluegrass and country music— Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs, Keith
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Robbie Fulks talks roots and new album, Bluegrass Vacation
Robbie Fulks has a reverence for his roots, and while most artists that operate within the realms of Americana can claim the same, Fulks found the means of tying his passion and his purpose. His new album, Bluegrass Vacation, finds
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California Report: mandolinist Alan Bond
Alan Bond is a fixture in the Bay Area and California bluegrass scene. He mostly plays instruments in the mandolin family, but is no stranger to the guitar, fiddle, uke, and other instruments. An avid instrument collector who has played
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Davidson Brothers from Australia
Lachlan and Hamish Davidson - photo by Kane Hibbard Hamish and Lachlan Davidson come by their kudos naturally. Raised in the rural realms of Western Victoria in Australia, they began playing music at a young age, proving themselves to be adept
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Sara Watkins talks new Nickel Creek album
With their amazingly adventurous new album, Celebrants, Nickel Creek makes a dynamic return, one that marks a full nine years after their last offering, A Dotted Line, an album which, in turn, arrived a full nine years after its predecessor,
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Jerry Douglas talks 50 years in music
Jerry Douglas - photo by Rob Laughter Jerry Douglas has been called the "Dobro's matchless contemporary master" by The New York Times. He is a fifteen-time Grammy winner and a three-time recipient of the CMA Musician of the Year award. In
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Old Baby Mackerel from England
England's Old Baby Mackerel kicked off their career in 2016 and hasn't looked back since. They quickly found a loyal following on the UK festival circuit, and then went on to tour the UK, Thailand, Germany, Portugal, Italy, and Austria. The band
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Meet rising Texas grasser Riley Gilbreath
Riley Gilbreath is an 18 year musician in Crowley, TX who is making noise on both the bluegrass and country scenes. His expressive voice, original songs, and skillful banjo and guitar playing have led him to be named The Next