Authentic Unlimited - photo © Laci Mack Authentic Unlimited, the newest big thing in bluegrass, is slated to debut at Bluegrass First Class in Asheville on Saturday night, February 19, 2022. "Mentored by one of the founding members of IBMA, Doyle Lawson,
Bluegrass Today Profiles
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California Report: Master Fiddler and Instructor Chad Manning
Chad Manning is a Berkeley, California-based fiddler of numerous styles including bluegrass, old-time, and swing. He has played with regional and national acts including David Grisman, Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands, Peter Rowan, and Bill Evens, and has toured
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: France’s Roots & Drive
Based in Lyon, France, Roots & Drive maintains an ethos that's true to their name. Formed in 2015, the band bases their sound on traditional bluegrass precepts, while adding a modern approach that infuses energy and their own originality into
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Hills of Belgium
It's somewhat intriguing when a band describes its sound as "mountain music from the flat country." It's even more unusual when they call themselves as Hills of Belgium, given that the country they're referring to has no hills, and is,
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California Report: Lisa Berman from the Crooked Jades
Bay Area based Lisa Berman is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, known as a pioneer in bringing the Hawaiian slide guitar back to old-time music, and redefining its sound. She also performs on clawhammer banjo, dobro, guitar, harmonium, and baritone ukulele.
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Having a Coffee with… Maddie Denton
This is fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about their interests as well as about the music that they love. Maddie Denton is a third-generation fiddle player from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, who
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Grass Under Fire fans the flames up north
It should come as little surprise that the appeal of bluegrass extends beyond our norther border. After all, given the shared influences melded into the music that's shared between the US and Canada, certain similarities are bound to surface. Take for
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: La Terza Classe is bluegrass with Italian flair
Italy's La Terza Classe was formed in October 2012, but in truth, they were birthed in the streets of their native Napoli even before that time. "The band came together due the passion and love for folk music we shared
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California Report: Butch Waller on High Country and Bill Monroe
The history of California bluegrass runs right through Butch Waller, and the award-winning band High Country he has lead for over half a century. Butch has played his Monroe-style mandolin in many influential bands, and alongside friends and bluegrass legends
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: a Dutch treat with The Tennessee Studs
When a band takes a name like The Tennessee Studs, it's incumbent upon them to stir their sound with authenticity. Fortunately, this Dutch quintet manages to do just that. The band — which consists of a Canadian, three Dutchmen and