It ought to come as no surprise that the cultural commonalities shared between the US and its northern neighbor, Canada, account for a similar sensibility as far as the musical mantra is concerned. That's all the more obvious when listening
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: The Wortmann Brothers play their bluegrass in German
Sometimes, all it takes is determined devotion to live a life that finds meaning in music. That's what it took for the Wortmann Brothers, Frank and Ulrich, to turn their attention to bluegrass. Early on, the German siblings shared a
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Grasset4 and Adiaha’s Bluegrass Camp in Bavaria
It's no surprise that bluegrass and grassicana are celebrated in nearly every part of the world these days. Those sounds even manage to find popularity in places that one would not expect to find any common connection at all. Yet
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Standard Crow Behavior in Germany
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
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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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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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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Duo RO serves up bluegrass from Russia with Love
One of the first countries to ever reflect the extent of America's musical influence was the Soviet Union. Even at the height of the Cold War, visiting musicians from the US managed to find an immediate connection with their Russian
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Paul Trenwith plays grass in New Zealand
If there’s one individual in particular who has been the most ardent promoter of bluegrass in his native New Zealand —and one who has done so with a determination and dexterity that reflects his true devotion to the cause —
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Buster Sledge brings Appalachian roots to Norway
It may seem like an unlikely connection at first, but the ties that bind Scandinavia to the birth of bluegrass are more common than most would think. Many of the settlers that originally arrived in Appalachia came from those nordic
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Johnny & the Yooahoos play Bavarian Bluegrass
Johnny & The Yooahoos - photo by Ron Ronson Bavaria may be known to much of the world for its majestic mountains, its celebration of Oktoberfest, its rich cuisine, and a host of oompah bands. So credit Johnny & the Yooahoos