Category: Artist Spotlight and Interviews

Face to Face at the debut Earl Scruggs Music Festival: a conversation with Alison Brown

Alison Brown is that rare combination — both an artist and entrepreneur whose success at the helm of her label, Compass…

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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: The Dodge Brothers from the UK

The Dodge Brothers have always made it a point to tap tradition within their musical motif. The UK-based band started out as…

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California Report: Suzy Thompson on the Berkeley old time scene and convention

Suzy Thompson of Berkeley, CA has seemingly always been an integral part of the Bay Area acoustic music scene. She’s played…

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Celebrating Bill Monroe as an autobiographical singer/songwriter

This special anniversary remembrance of Bill Monroe is a contribution from Richard D. Smith, author of the definitive biography of Big…

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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Notabene brings the curtain down in Czech Republic

Making music behind the Iron Curtain in the mid ’80s was no small feat. After all, artistic expression was severely hampered…

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California Report: John Reischman on early days, Tony Rice, and more

This is a follow-up to the Bluegrass Today interview with John a couple months back, which mostly covered his latest album, New…

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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: The Mary Lee Family Band, from Brazil to Berlin

It’s a big leap for any outfit to relocate from Brazil to Berlin, especially when an indelible impression has already been…

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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: The Fountaineers go international from Glasgow

The Fountaineers justifiably refer to themselves as an international outfit. While they’re based in Glasgow, Scotland, only half of the band…

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California Report – Fiddler and singer Jody Richardson talks Davis Sisters and more

Jody Richardson and Robert Earl Davis This is an update to a California Bluegrass Association (CBA) Breakdown interview from 2015. Jody…

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Nora Brown – digging at her young roots with finesse

At age seventeen, Nora Brown merges her youthful enthusiasm with age-old reverence. Her tastes veer towards music of Appalachian origin, best…

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