Author: Lee Zimmerman

Old Juniper – The Down Hill Strugglers

On their website, The Down Hill Strugglers describe themselves simply as “an old time string band. Given the fact that they…

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2024 Earl Scruggs Music Festival did its namesake proud

The Earls of Leicester at the 2024 Earl Scruggs Music Festival – photo © Bryce LaFoon When it comes to comfort…

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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: CR5 keeps it grassy in Ontario

Canada’s CR5 — short for County Road 5 Bluegrass — resides in the backroads of Eastern Ontario, in a town called…

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Tray Wellington — Detour to the Moon

Tray Wellington has made quite an impact in a relatively short time. Following the release of his first three LPs in…

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NY fiddler Kenny Kosek talks Twisted Sage, and a life long passion for bluegrass

Kenny Kosek now (photo © Geoffrey Wade), and in the 1970s Fiddler Kenny Kosek has always been drawn to authenticity. That…

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Alison Brown — Simple Pleasures

It’s one thing to journey back to the past. It’s quite another to find that it’s as wonderful as one might…

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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Vancouver’s Lonesome Town Painters

Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia and surrounding environs, the Lonesome Town Painters currently call East Vancouver home. “It’s where the majority…

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Alison Brown talks the reissue of Simple Pleasures, and her three decades with Compass Records

It’s certainly no exaggeration to say that Alison Brown has helped redefine the role of the banjo in modern music. Her…

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Various Artists — Bluegrass Sings Paxton

As one of the most important contemporary folk singers of the past 60 years, Tom Paxton deserves the kudos and acknowledgements…

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Steep Canyon Rangers – Live at Greenfield Lake

Simply stated, Steep Canyon Rangers rank among the upper echelon of today’s most prominent bluegrass bands. They’ve extended their musical template…

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