Alex Hargreaves

From a small seed the Mighty Poplar grows. That's the name chosen for the latest modern bluegrass supergroup to emerge on the scene. Mighty Poplar consists of members from four of the top draws on the contemporary acoustic music scene. Banjoist

One great thing about bluegrass culture is that even the most modern artists appreciate the music of the earlier days, while the more orthodox players enjoy what the more contemporary pickers are doing. Here's a great example of that young meets old,

Fans of acoustic string music who appreciate more exploratory instrumental composition styles will do well to investigate The Brotet, a new side project from Sam Grisman, Dominick Leslie, Alex Hargreaves, and Nat Smith. Each of the four is a virtuosic player, and

Sugar Hill Records has released a music video for Build Me Up From Bones, the title track from their new album by Sarah Jarosz. It's the third project from the 22 year old wunderkind, released just a few weeks after her

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the recipients of their first Momentum Awards in advance of the industry's big week in Nashville. These awards are designed to honor artists and industry folks in the early stages of their careers. Though

This past weekend was a big one for bluegrass at the Berklee College of Music. Not only did the school award Alison Krauss an honorary doctorate, and feature some of their talented bluegrass students and recent graduates in the big

We had the chance last week to catch up with Sarah Jarosz, just a few days after her debut appearance on Austin City Limits. For this Texas teen and celebrated Sugar Hill artist, being a featured performer on one of America's

Virtuosic young fiddler Alex Hargreaves has been named the recipient of the Jimmy Lyons Scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. This is a competitive award, named in honor of the founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival, and

It was almost 35 years ago that the debut album from The David Grisman Quintet was released. It hit the bluegrass and acoustic music world like a sledgehammer, and opened a window of opportunity for an entire generation of pickers

The Austin Chronicle has a piece, published on April 28, about the most recent taping of Austin City Limits the night before. Featured on the program, which will air nationally on PBS at a later date, was young Texas songstress Sarah