Highly-regarded Boston banjo player Gabe Hirshfeld has launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe, asking for assistance as he navigates the costs and difficulties of an aggressive kidney disease, leading up to a transplant. Gabe came to prominence nationally as a member of
When Boston's Lonely Heartstring Band announced this spring that they would be going on hiatus after the 2019 season, more than a few fans wondered what would be next for the members of this talented outfit. This week we have learned
Maddie Witler is mandolin player and vocalist in the Boston-based Lonely Heartstring Band, which just released its third album, Smoke & Ashes. Maddie hails originally from La Crescenta, California. She picked up the mandolin when she was 14 and fell
The Lonely Heartstring Band, one of the premier progressive bluegrass acts in the US, have announced today that they will be taking an indefinite hiatus at the end of the 2019 touring season. They had developed a loyal and dedicated following
Rounder Records has released a first single today from the upcoming Smoke & Ashes album by the Lonely Heartstring Band. The Boston-based group approaches bluegrass with their own unique perspective. Like many young artists on the grassicana side of the market,
Boston's Lonely Heartstring Band have struck me from the start as one of the most unique and significant young groups in bluegrass music. They legitimately go their own way, without leaving behind the traditions and instrumentation that have informed the
Deep Waters, the debut Rounder project for The Lonely Heartstring Band, may well be a precursor of what bluegrass music will sound like in the future. In a way I've yet to see accomplished as successfully before, they manage to
Rounder Records has released a music video and a pair of singles from Deep Waters, their debut project for Boston's Lonely Heartstrings Band. The label is very high on this young band, who combine bluegrass instrumentation and techniques with original songs
Rounder Records and The Lonely Heartstring Band have graciously agreed to share a track from their upcoming album, Deep Waters, with Bluegrass Today readers. The album isn't due until June, but here's a song to enjoy in the meantime, The Road's
Rounder Records has announced a June 3 release date for Deep Waters, their first project with Boston-based Lonely Heartstring Band. This contemporary bluegrass band consists of five talented and thoughtful musicians, four of whom met while students at Boston's prestigious school of
