The Often Herd

Anyone who's delved into the history of popular music knows that there's always been a free exchange of ideas and influences going back and forth between the US and the UK. One link began early on, when the English adopted

British newgrassers The Often Herd have been doing what pretty much all musical artists have been doing during the shutdown: writing new music and making videos when the opportunity arises. These four lads from the north of England have their

32 groups from across the continent applied this year to compete for the 2018 Best European Bluegrass Band award at the La Roche Bluegrass Festival in France. When the event was over, The Often Herd, a contemporary bluegrass quartet from the north

British alt-grassers The Often Herd have dropped a new  video this week. Playing off the name of the fabled Seldom Scene, these four lads play a driving style of  bluegrass, though eschewing the banjo. Rupert Hughes is on guitar, Evan Davies

Here's a familiar story... A group of guys meet up at school and form a band. It happens in every sort of music, but how often do you hear it about a bluegrass band in the northeast of England? But that's exactly