Nate Sabat is the bass player with Mile Twelve, a fast-rising young bluegrass group based in Boston, and one of the new generation of bassists who are conservatory trained, but love the sound and interplay they find in the bluegrass
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Hopkinsville from Mile Twelve with Chris Eldridge and Brittany Haas
Before virus avoidance became the order of the day, Mike Twelve used some down time early in the year recording some covers with some of their friends added in to the mix. They will be incorporated into an EP called
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Cold Wind – new Mile Twelve track with Billy Strings
Mile Twelve is showing the can do attitude that has marked their rapid rise in the bluegrass world in the face of the shutdown early this year. With much of their touring cancelled for the next few months, they remain
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Mile Twelve goes to Rocky Island
Mile Twelve is celebrating 2020 with a new take on an old standard. The Boston-based quintet has done a mild reworking of Rocky Island, a mountain classic recorded by Ralph Stanley in 1974, and released it as a single. And they have produced
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City on a Hill – Mile Twelve
The Boston-based band Mile Twelve take inspiration from their allegories. Their name refers to a mile marker on their hometown’s southern parameter, while their sophomore set, City on a Hill, references the fact that Boston boasts a long held reputation
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Congratulations Caitlin and Evan!
On October 12, Evan Murphy, guitarist and vocalist with Mile Twelve, was wed to Caitlin Berger at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Los Gatos, California, her hometown church. The couple met while attending Boston College. Evan tells us that while Caitlin
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Welcome new US citizen, BB Bowness
One more banjo player for the good ol' US of A! Last week Catherine "BB" Bowness, banjo player with Mile Twelve, took the oath of allegiance and was sworn in as a newly minted US citizen. The New Zealand native has
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Congratulations David and Tabitha!
It's been a while since we've seen a bluegrass wedding as star-studded as this one - with an international flavor, even! David Benedict, mandolinist with Mile Twelve, was wed on May 31 to Tabitha Agnew, banjo player with Cup O'Joe and
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Mile Twelve at Northfield Mandolins Workshop
Where to begin?? We saw snippets of Mile Twelve at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass last year. We enjoyed them. Then in January we saw full performances at the Yee Haw Music Fest. We really enjoyed them! Last night we saw
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The Story Behind the Song – Jericho
Jericho, a song about PTSD affecting a modern veteran soldier, was written by Evan Murphy the lead singer and guitarist of Boston-based quintet Mile Twelve, with assistance from the mandolin player in the band David Benedict. Musical arrangement was by