Simply stated, Steep Canyon Rangers rank among the upper echelon of today's most prominent bluegrass bands. They've extended their musical template far beyond any confined parameters and into the realms of the wider culture, courtesy of songs that resonate with
Canada's Rosemary Siemens has performed at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, and for several auspicious occasions as well. A five-time Covenant Award-winning violinist and vocalist, she's taken the stage at the Grand Ole Opry, made four appearances at Carnegie
Jim Lauderdale and The Po' Ramblin' Boys at the Dancing Bear Lodge (8/1/24) - photo © Alisa B. Cherry To the extent that Jim Lauderdale shared stage time with The Po' Ramblin' Boys, the group that served as both his opening
Steve Erickson began his career, not by making music, but as a public relations specialist operating out of Atlanta, New York City, and Washington, DC. However, given a trajectory that includes three previous albums — It's About Time (2012), Music Tonight
After scoring a whole host of accolades in her native Australia, Kristy Cox ought to garner further success courtesy of her sophomore album for Billy Blue Records. Shortlisted for the International Bluegrass Music Awards the past five years as Emerging
Largely known as a so-called "progressive bluegrass band," The Infamous Stringdusters can take credit for being among a new crop of artists and ensembles that have spawned their music from a traditional template and, in turn, reaped the rewards that
It’s always enlightening, if sometimes unexpected, to find artists inspired and informed by bluegrass in places one would never think to encounter it. Indeed, India is, at least to most people's way of thinking, more associated with music of eastern origin,
Town Mountain at The Shed in Marysville, TN (713/24) - photo © Scott Shankland It was a relatively small but especially enthusiastic crowd that greeted Town Mountain at The Shed in Maryville, TN midway into the band's six day jaunt this
Both a musician and an instructor, Dutchman Paul Van Vlodrop was initially inspired to pick up his first guitar after seeing the Beatles in 1964, at the age of nine in his native Netherlands. Inspired by Jim Croce, Paul Simon,
Despite any indication offered otherwise by their handle, The Stanley County Cut-ups take their music quite seriously. Based in the longitudinal centre of Canada, specifically, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba — or as the group's Tim Osmond describes it, "14
