Author: Lee Zimmerman

According to the brief bio posted on her website, Rita Bliss is a folk musician from Rochester, New York who is now based in Austin, Texas. She shares delicate and delightful melodies spawned from old-time melodies, and her travels along

Fat Moose's handle may seem somewhat self-effacing, but for a band that hails from Sweden, it's likely meant to be more descriptive than disparaging.The band — Jens Koch (banjo, vocals), Jimmy Sunnebrandt (bass, vocals), Erik Igelström (mandolin, vocals), and Erik Lund (guitar, vocals) —

The Denver-based quintet that goes by the descriptive handle, Pick & Howl, makes a formidable impression courtesy of their new album, Country Symphony, a set of songs that find them firmly entrenched within today's populist and progressive bluegrass genre. Like

Although harmonica is far more closely associated with blues than it is to bluegrass, Art Stevenson proves it can provide a perfect fit regardless. Although he’s also made his mark as a guitarist, vocalist, producer, and bandleader for the past

Jean-Paul Delon, half of the French duo known as Watson Bridge, finds more than a hint of inspiration for his music within the environs he calls home. "We live in France, in the old mountains named Massif Central," he explains.

At first, any attempt to turn Bob Seger's classic catalog into some sort of bluegrass bedfellows might seem somewhat misguided at best. After all, the two are certainly distant cousins. Never mind the fact that the transition worked well when

Byron Hill can claim an impressive backstory. His songs have graced no fewer than 100 gold and platinum albums and singles, earning him ten ASCAP awards and 36 US and Canadian top-ten hits, as well as hits in many international markets.

New Blue Quitach at Festival La Roche 2024 - photo © Emmanuel Marin Having originated in the south of France, specifically in the Nîmes region located between the Mediterranean and the Cévennes Mountains, the group that refers to itself as New

There's something special about holiday traditions, one that all but demands a certain reverence. Nevertheless, when a clever and creative twist is applied to cherished memories, well, suffice it to say, they can bring a certain levity to the situation

The new combined project by Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman on Jalopy Records represents a super session of sorts shared by two artists with impeccable credentials. A vocalist, banjo player, and guitarist, Brown is a "lifer" as far as her