Darol Anger

Compass Records has a new single this week for Mr. Sun, featuring award-winning fiddler Darol Anger, his first recording since being awarded an IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award in 2020. Darol has been familiar to bluegrass audiences since he emerged on the scene

Mr. Sun is a contemporary string band based in Boston featuring Darol Anger, fiddle virtuoso in most every style, along with a trio of youngsters: mando monster Joe Walsh, flatpicker extraordinaire Grant Gordy, and bass wizard Ethan Jodziewicz. They perform a

Darol Anger quickly reached monster status when he debuted with the David Grisman Quintet at 21 years of age in 1977. He went on to co-found the innovative Turtle Island Quartet and record more than a dozen albums, both under

Applications are now being accepted for participation in the Acoustic Music Seminar at the 2013 Savannah Music Festival. This five day program for young string players involves hands-on instruction from such noted soloists as Julian Lage, David Grisman, Darol Anger, Jerry

Joe Walsh, mandolinist with The Gibson Brothers, has a new solo project, Sweet Loam, on his own Skinny Elephant label. It's the second under his name, which offers him a chance to stretch out a bit stylistically on mandolin, and

Darol Anger, who first came to the attention of the bluegrass and acoustic music worlds through his work on fiddle with the original David Grisman Quintet, has been named as an associate professor at the Berklee School of Music. Since his

Darol Anger, who first came to the attention of the bluegrass and acoustic music worlds through his work on fiddle with the original David Grisman Quintet, has been named as an associate professor at the Berklee School of Music. Since his

Sam Bush will be doing three west coast dates this month with jam band sensation, Yonder Mountain String Band. It should be a jammin' good time. The shows are: 4/16 - Eureka, CA 4/17 - Eugene, OR 4/18 - Seattle, WA You can find more

Anonymous 4 is quite probably unknown to many bluegrass fans. The reason for the anonymity (sorry, I couldn't help it) stems from the fact that the group is not bluegrass. It's composed of four, imagine that, women who normally sing

Compass Records has launched a YouTube channel to promote the many fine artists who record for the label. They intend to feature music videos, concert footage and even funny moments with Compass artists. The first video is a live performance from