Nashville bassist Missy Raines remembers the 1970s, and pays tribute to early California grassers the Good Ol' Persons, in her latest single for Compass Records. To complete the west coast vibe, she sings a Kathy Kallick song, Anywhere The Wind
Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis — Trees
With 24 albums under her belt, one would think Laurie Lewis would be more widely known by now. However that lack of greater recognition outside of the acoustic world is by no means her fault. Although her musical orientation has
The Banks Are Covered in Blue from Laurie Lewis
Another single from west coast bluegrass superstar Laurie Lewis' next album, Trees, is available this week, one she wrote with her fiddler Brandon Godman called The Banks Are Covered in Blue. All Brandon planned to do was put together a lovely
Long Gone from Laurie Lewis
It's been quite some time since we've had new music from Laurie Lewis. That has been remedied over the weekend, but we have learned that the talented and long established west coast artist has been facing some intense struggles in
California Report: Tom Rozum, Laurie Lewis’ right hand man
Recent California Bluegrass Association Lifetime Member and Laurie Lewis right hand man, Tom Rozum, discusses his album, playing with Laurie, personal challenges, life in the California music scene, and much more. Playing multiple instruments, Tom is the perfect complement to Laurie's
Track Premiere and interview with Laurie Lewis on duets album
A Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter and phenomenal fiddler, Laurie Lewis has plied her craft in bluegrass circles for the better part of the past 40 years. At a time when it was rare to find women playing music of that
California Report: Laurie Lewis on Hartford Memorial Festival and more
Looking at the lineup for the 2019 edition of the John Hartford Memorial Festival, it may not seem that California is well represented. But in her first appearance at the Hartford Festival, Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, singer, songwriter, fiddler and
Introducing The Back Room
At a time when we, rightly, acknowledge the multi-decade anniversaries of venues, such as Nashville’s Station Inn, The Ark (Ann Arbor), the Ash Grove (Los Angeles), and The Birchmere (Alexandria), around the States, it is important to note new music
The Hazel and Alice Sessions – Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
One of bluegrass music’s stalwarts is singer, songwriter and fiddle player Laurie Lewis, a main-stay among Bay Area musicians since the mid-1970s. A lover of the hard-edged style of bluegrass music, she re-enforces that link with her up-coming album, The Hazel
Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick Sing the Songs of Vern & Ray
Hard-core bluegrass duo Vern Williams and Ray Park, from Arkansas, were a tremendous influence on bluegrass music in California. Ever since meeting in 1959 they brought the sounds of the Ozarks to the west coast playing concert and dance halls, radio