Though their handle sounds like the title of a crime novel, in truth, A Murder in Mississippi is a six-piece band based in Ghent, Belgium that specializes in roots, bluegrass, folk, blues, and traditional Irish music. Yet they manage to
Author: Lee Zimmerman
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Bluegrass – Willie Nelson
There's practically no single genre that Willie Nelson hasn't engaged with over the course of his 60 plus year career, so it's hardly surprising that he'd venture into bluegrass, a style that suits his music both effortlessly and effectively. Consequently,
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: England’s Vanguards take their name seriously
The English have a clear connection to the music we refer to as bluegrass. After all, the sounds sown in Appalachia were a direct result of the folk and traditional music that originated in the British Isles. The Vanguards — Jack
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California Morning – Rachel Anne Goodman
Rachel Anne Goodman is a sensitive soul, a fact that becomes instantly apparent courtesy of the gentle strains of I Still Do, the first track on her sumptuous debut LP, California Morning. Goodman's delicate demeanor illuminates each of these offerings,
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: New Valley String Band play Nordic old time music
It ought to come as little surprise to find the New Valley String Band creating a sound that hews to the basics of old time and bluegrass, even if they do so with a decidedly Scandinavian sensibility. A Swedish band,
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Sweet Rain – Painted Mandolin
A group comprised of four music veterans, Painted Mandolin is the brainchild of singer, and mandolin, fiddle, and hand and mouth percussionist Joe Craven, a onetime member of the Garcia/Grisman Band whose additional credits include work with Stephane Grappelli and
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Jerry Douglas talks Earl Scruggs and the Earls of Leicester
The late James Brown aside, Jerry Douglas could be considered the hardest working man in show business. Considered the foremost practitioner of dobro and lap steel guitar, he’s a producer, constant sideman and collaborator (working with everyone from Paul Simon,
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Self Titled – Jeremy Rilko
Jeremy Rilko’s initial interest in the banjo, and bluegrass music in general, began after four years in the Air Force, followed by a subsequent stint at Western Michigan University. Between his studies, he found time to attend various bluegrass festivals,
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Stereo Naked grasses it up in Cologne
The somewhat unlikely handle aside, Stereo Naked excel at scaled-down bluegrass from a European perspective. The band is based in Cologne, Germany, but one of the two core members, Pierce Black (vocals and upright bass), is an emigre from New
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Darrell Scott talks bluegrass and Old Cane Back Rocker
Throughout his career, Darrell Scott has always owed an allegiance to past precepts. But it comes naturally, as his father, Wayne Scott, was an avowed traditional troubadour before him. Not surprisingly then, Scott's new album, Old Cane Back Rocker, hews to