It's clear even at the outset that Howdy Bluegrass has an absolute devotion to… well…bluegrass. Based in the Basque Country, a tiny nation situated between France and Spain on the Atlantic side of the Pyrenees Mountains, their name certainly tells
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Country Gongbang shows Korean enthusiasm for bluegrass
It's certainly no secret that many Asians have an unfettered enthusiasm for country music. And nowhere is that more evident than in the scores of bands that have taken American music and replicated it with a reverence that goes well
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: You, Me, Everybody band is all-inclusive
When you opt to name your band You, Me, Everybody, you're automatically all-inclusive. You've branded yourself with a populist handle that allows everyone to feel part of the process. The New Zealand-based combo that refers to itself in that way knows
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Canada’s Under the Rocks
Describing themselves as "an energetic young string band based out of British Columbia inspired by traditional and contemporary American bluegrass," Under the Rocks takes pride in the fact that they eagerly tap into tradition while also attempting to make music
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Canadian combo Chopped Liver
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