When guitarist Steve Volz made the fateful decision to relocate from the US to Germany, little did he know that in doing he'd become an ambassador of sorts for genuine American music. While that may be overstating the case a
Bluegrass Today Profiles
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California Report: Old-time neo-traditional roots artist Evie Ladin
Oakland based Evie Ladin has a long list of music credentials, including banjo player, singer, songwriter, percussive-dancer, choreographer, square-dance caller, and educator. Though firmly entrenched in old-time styles, her music extends into African and Celtic styles. She was a 2020
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Deanie Richardson – Our reigning IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year
What an interesting and inspiring story Deanie Richardson has to tell. She fiddles with the IBMA nominated all female bluegrass group Sister Sadie. Richardson grew up in a very musical family about 30 miles west of Nashville, in the small
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Graham Sharp of Steep Canyon Rangers talks Arm In Arm
When the Steep Canyon Rangers started playing together, they had no intention of becoming a band, much less professional musicians. Banjo player and singer Graham Sharp met guitarist Woody Platt while both were students at the University of North Carolina.
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Jessie & The Gents offer a Swiss bluegrass sound
Mountains have always been an integral component as far as bluegrass and traditional music is concerned. Songs that reflect the inspiration of altitude originated with those who once dwelled overseas before eventually resettling in the US, and Appalachia in particular,
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The Bean Song – Kathy Wigman Lesnock’s journey to Crandall Creek
Kathy Wigman Lesnock was born and reared in a home where country music and singing were as natural as breathing. From those childhood days in rural Pennsylvania, Kathy became a songwriting and vocal force with Crandall Creek. Kathy is the principal
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California Report: Old-Time fiddler and guitarist Karen Celia Heil
This is an update of a previous interview for the California Bluegrass Association Bluegrass Breakdown where I had the opportunity to chat with Karen Celia Heil, the versatile, passionate (and very busy) San Francisco-based American old-time fiddler and guitarist. Hello Karen,
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Norway’s Malin Petersen shares the benefits of bluegrass
Malin Petersen is what some folks might refer to as bi-continental. Raised in Norway by parents that considered themselves steadfast music lovers — her dad being a country musician and her mother a lover of jazz — she began her
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Ray Cardwell – Passing it On
The Ray Cardwell profile is a contribution by Dale McCurry with Bambi Grinder, founders of NoteWorthy Music in Springfield, MO. "I'm doing a little happy dance around the house right now," says Ray Cardwell. He has texted me at 7:30 in the a.m.
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Moments in Bluegrass: BG75 #10 – Mike Kear learns to love bluegrass in New Zealand
Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from "75 years of bluegrass," we thought that we would collect a few to share with you. The exact moment when I