In the 1990s, guitarist and singer/songwriter Ed Krizini got together with some friends and formed The Grassland Band. While the original configuration was short-lived, Krizini would continue to use the name for this New Jersey-based ensemble, which has recorded a
It’s hard to clearly characterize the Memphis-based band, Graber Gryass. Elements of bluegrass and Americana are embedded in their sound, but the music boasts such diversity and heterodoxy that it's difficult to pigeonhole them within any specific genre. The band,
Along with founders Rick and Josie Grant on mandolin and rhythm guitar respectively, Rock Ridge further consists of Dale and Suzanne Adkins on banjo and bass. The vocals are largely centered around Dale and Josie, as evidenced from the opening
US Navy Band Country Current at the 2023 Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren We are home after two weeks on the road at two festivals. The Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival is now under the guidance of Larry
One of the foremost figures within current bluegrass realms, Tim O'Brien holds true to his standing with what may well be his best effort yet. Personable and pleasing, it finds humor, happiness, and happenstance embossed in each of these offerings,
Alison Krauss joins the Telluride House Band - photo by Jen Hughes While the 50th Telluride Bluegrass Festival has come to a close, the memories will live on for decades to come. Those lucky enough to have made the trek to the
Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers at the 2023 Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The haze from the Canadian wildfire smoke was nearly gone Thursday making for a pleasant day for the Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival. The
The Kody Norris Show at the 2023 Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren The Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival kicked off Wednesday at the Centre Hall Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall, PA. Larry Efaw has taken the reins promoting
Though mandolinist, singer, and songwriter Billy Swinson has roots in Eastern North Carolina, he's lived the last twenty years in Florida performing with several regional acts. Swinson's solo effort, Greener Grass, combines his original music alongside some of bluegrass music's most prominent
Ostensively written and recorded to commemorate Women's History Month this past March, Matriarch Song & Verse from Coulee Creek is all the title suggests, a collection of songs and poems that describe the triumph and travails of those whose struggle
