According to their website, "The Cowpokes play bluegrass and folk the old-fashioned way. No pounding on acoustic instruments like you often see these days, but real, nimble banjo, guitar, and mandolin work, with harmony vocals." The band, which hails from the
The Dutch band known as The Willards selected their unusual name by adding a hint of humor as well as interesting observation. Mandolin player Jeroen Jongsma explains. "It's a wink to A) our dear friend Willard, although he is not in the
Referring to themselves as a "Czech and Austrian Bluegrass Band," New River Train was first formed in 1993, although its actual roots were sown in Czechoslovakia during the early eighties. "The fascination with some tapes of American bluegrass music was
Hailing from Moorea, French Polynesia — located ten miles from Tahiti —the Froggy Mountain Brothers have staked out a most unique place from which to share their wares. "We've lived here about thirty years, although we originally grew up on
It's been more than five years since we first checked in with Norway's Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra, so there’s a lot to catch up on. Originally inspired by the Oscar-nominated Belgian film Broken Circle Breakdown, the Oslo-based band — consisting of
Danny Burns could be described as a giver, especially as it applies to offering the music spawned from his Irish origins. Born and raised in Donegal, he's found a following amongst such bluegrass luminaries as Dan Tyminski, Tim O'Brien, Sarah
Young Sparks first formed late last year, but in the relatively brief time they've been together, the band has made a formidable impression at home. "We managed to break through very quickly in the Czech Republic, thanks to the fact
The last time we checked in with Red Wine, Italy's preeminent bluegrass band, was some seven years ago — 2018 to exact. We shared their backstory…the fact that the band originated with a duo that encompassed its two prime movers,
Canada's Barrel Boys currently congregate in the outskirts of Ontario. "We all came together in the west part of Toronto, and during our first few years as a band, we lived within a few subway stops of one another," fiddler
Like those individuals in the Appalachians who honed the sound of bluegrass early on, the members of Czechia's Lusatian Grass found inspiration in the Lusatian Mountains in the North Bohemian regions of Central Europe."Our hills are not very high, only
