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Mr. Sun is a band whose music could best be described as a potpourri. The quartet consisting of fiddler Darol Anger, mandolinist Joe K. Walsh, guitarist Grant Gordy, and bassist Aidan O’Donnell, presents a mixture of everything from jazz, bluegrass,

Del McCoury and Sam Bush at DelFest 2022 - photo by Marissa Muldoon Here are few DELights from DelFest 2022, Day 4, to give you a flavor of this fabulous fest in Cumberland, Maryland. Of course, oh-so much more happened at

There's not much about the fiddle that Laura Orshaw doesn't have an absolute command of, and she demonstrates that to great effect on her new solo effort from Dark Shadow Recording, Solitary Diamond. Arguably one of today's top traditionalists on

Mega Mando Jam at DelFest 2022 - photo by J Srausser Visuals Here are few DELights from DelFest 2022 Day 3 to give you a flavor of this fabulous fest in Cumberland, Maryland. Of course, there is oh-so much more happening

Sometimes you can look at the name of an artist or a producer and be pretty sure what's coming. Song after song in the same style, often at similar tempos and mostly in one or two keys. Needless to say,

Béla Fleck at DelFest 2022 - photo by Marc Shapiro Media Here are few DELights from DelFest 2022, Day 2, to give you a flavor of this fabulous fest in Cumberland, Maryland: The Man, the Myth, the One and Only Del McCoury. No

Ronnie and Del McCoury 'sound checking' at DelFest 2022 - photo by Casey Vock DelFest 2022 is now well underway, and what a time it is already! Here are few DELights from Delfest 2022, Day 1, to give you a flavor of

Mr. Sun is home to three generations of extraordinarily talented musicians, each bringing their own gifts to the band. Although the band can be categorized as American String Music or bluegrass or jazz, as a group, Mr. Sun continues to

It's not typical for a dobro player to sing lead, especially when the musician in question is a soloist. However, that is exactly what Abbie Gardner of the Americana trio Red Molly has done on her latest solo effort, DobroSinger.

Over more than a decade of reviewing bluegrass music, I've concluded that the songs that speak to me most directly tend to offer some mix of desire, desperation, and hope. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Something You Didn’t