Sierra Hull has completely changed my impression of bluegrass. Having listened to her latest album Weighted Mind, attended this opening show of her UK tour and had the pleasure of talking to her beforehand, I have seen the versatility of […]
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I have been thinking a lot about John Hartford lately. And the banjo. About how one of the most popular songs of the 20th century (“Gentle on My Mind”) was written on the banjo, and its journey to prominence today […]
By now you you have read Kim’s enchanting piece on this year’s MerleFest, now comes my take on MerleFest at 30. Rather than a blow by blow, I’ll go with some takeaways. Here now are mine for MerleFest’s 30th edition. […]
Merlefest has just capped its 30th festival, and what a year it was. The festival packed into four days a diverse array of artists, including festival favorites Scythian, stars like James Taylor, old masters like Happy Traum, innovators like Sam Bush […]
Earl Scruggs: Banjo Icon by Gordon Castelnero and David L. Russell (Rowman & Littlefield) uses an oral history approach to produce a volume both scholarly and readable. With the full cooperation of the Scruggs family, they conducted 72 interviews with family […]
Forget everything you know about Béla Fleck for a moment. The banjo master has just released his latest album, a symphonic composition that’s often chaotic, sometimes esoteric, but overall innovative for its use of the ol’ five-string in conjunction with […]
Forget everything you think you know about Bela Fleck for a moment. This week, the banjo master releases his latest album, Juno Concerto, a symphonic composition that’s often chaotic, sometimes esoteric, but overall innovative for its use of the ole’ five-string in conjunction […]
One of the only recent bright spots in Americana radio is the recent addition of WMOT, serving the greater Nashville area. Craig Havighurst has been there from the beginning and has a genuine passion for the unique art of radio […]
Jake Shimabukuro’s newest album, Nashville Sessions, may have opened the ukulele wizard’s creative floodgates. Nashville Sessions, released in late September, was his first recording with all original songs, and he aims to compose a lot more original ones in the […]
Following is an excerpt of an article published in Bluegrass Beyond, the Winter 2016 issue of No Depression in print. To read the full article and all the other contents of the issue, purchase your copy or subscribe today. By the […]
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