Kinetic Tone, Balsam Range’s new album and their 10th with Mountain Home Music Company, delivers the level of added energy the title implies. After 15 years together, the group has made adjustments after the amicable departure of their original mandolin […]
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The International Bluegrass Music Association held its awards show last night, a glittery affair (but really — men and women alike rocked sparkle on their red carpet outfits, and it was truly fabulous) hosted by Hot Rize that celebrated the […]
Was a time when you could reliably count on 99% of holiday-themed new releases being awful. Lifeless rehashes of “Jingle Bells,” oversentimental and instantly forgettable originals, and pop-ified “reimaginings” of classics that were just made for background noise to forced […]
At a press conference in Nashville this morning, the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the nominees for the 2017 IBMA Awards. The press conference was streamed live on Facebook and featured performances from Balsam Range and Sierra Hull with Justin Moses. Notable nominees […]
If you really think about it, it’s kind of amazing how much a musician can do with just some wood and some strings. Consider Ben Sollee’s cello, on which he strums and fiddles and saws and percusses. There’s Alejandro Escovedo’s […]
God, but I love vocal bluegrass. There is something in those harmonies, especially with the high lonesome wail, which brings me to my knees. I am not religious but I could see where one might be converted after hearing great […]
When Balsam Range hosted its CD release celebration for the album Five at The Isis Restaurant and Music Hall in Asheville, NC, a spectacular piece of original artwork adorned the stage. Artist, Nancy Hilliard Joyce (www.nancyjoycegallery.com) created the painting, titled […]
Tucked in an artsy, bohemian area of West Asheville is a former movie theater turned restaurant, bar and music hall … and it’s quickly developed a reputation as a “go to” venue for great music. The Isis Restaurant & Music […]
Balsam Range will be honored by the House and Senate of the State of North Carolina on June 10. 2015 for the band’s representation of, and contributions to the musical heritage of the state. The band is the current IBMA […]
