Although Woodspell coalesced at the beginning of 2020, its origin can be traced back three years earlier when the members of the Barcelona-based bluegrass band first met at the Barcelona Bluegrass Camp in 2017. It was certainly prophetic, given that the
Spencer Hatcher is a young bluegrass and country music artist trying to build a music career. At 23, he is a 2019 graduate of East Tennessee State University living in central Virginia, writing songs and looking for that big break
Christine Wilhoyte is a second-generation bluegrass picker following the footsteps of her dad Mike, and stepmom Karen in Marin County. Another product of the California Bluegrass Association Youth Programs (CBA), Christine is the current Butte County Area Vice President two
Bluegrass singers are well represented in this season's American Idol competition. One of those contestants is Savannah Church, formerly of the twin sister duo, The Church Sisters. Born and raised in Danville, VA, Savannah started singing around age five. "My mom sang
Referred to by Billboard Magazine as "One of Music Row's greatest veteran tunesmiths," Jerry Salley is a multi-award winning songwriter. Nominated in 2019 for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and for a GRAMMY for producing the multi-artist project Gonna
While Belgium might seem an unlikely point of origin for an eclectic bluegrass band, The Louvat Brothers prove that nationality has no bearing when a genuine love of music is concerned. Indeed, over the past 25 years, Steve Louvat and
Sometimes the challenge to share music involves more than common up with the right words and melodies. For Mike Barnett, the obstacles were such that they very nearly ended his career, a career that includes a Grammy nod for his
Brandon Bostic, well known bluegrass sideman, Station Inn bartender, and one half of The Darrell Brothers, says he is "ready to get back at it" after a devastating car crash in January 2020. The left handed picker reflected on the collision.
It's clear even at the outset that Howdy Bluegrass has an absolute devotion to… well…bluegrass. Based in the Basque Country, a tiny nation situated between France and Spain on the Atlantic side of the Pyrenees Mountains, their name certainly tells
Luke Abbott is a product – some may say prodigy – of the California bluegrass world from the first wave of CBA youth players. He was born in Santa Cruz and now calls San Luis Obispo home. You may have
