When you share a birthday with the great Earl Scruggs, and grow up in the mountains of East Tennessee, destiny may well be written in the stars. That’s the case with Johnson County’s Kody Norris, celebrating the 10th anniversary of […]
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A Short Life of Trouble (or True Dylan) is a one-act play that features only two characters – Sam and Bob. It was first published in Esquire in 1987 and can be seen as a dramatized short ‘interview’ between Sam […]
Bluegrass, like any musical genre, has its roots deep in the culture that nurtured and grew it. As it grows, it seeks to maintain those roots while remaining alert to its commercial opportunities. But like the rest of the world, emerging […]
No one would argue that Darrell Webb hasn’t earned his stripes in traditional bluegrass. He has moved from being a much sought-after sideman in traditional bluegrass settings to establishing himself, in his early 40s, as a solid band leader who has […]
Paul Burch is one of those artists who I love because he brings a unique sound and perspective to everything he records. Whether he honors Southern soul, Buddy Holly, or, most recently on Meridian Rising, imagines a musical autobiography from the perspective of Jimmie Rodgers, […]
Virginia has long been considered one of the central nests that hatched bluegrass and country music onto the American music scene and nurtured its growth from the earliest days of recorded music and live professional performance. The list of performers, […]
Bob Dylan has been a part of the American musical consciousness since the early 1960s. In other words, a man now three-quarters of a century old has fascinated, irritated, entertained, intrigued, and inspired Americans for more than half a century. […]
In 1983, eminent bluegrass historian Neil V. Rosenberg wrote a piece in the scholarly journal American Music, published by the University of Illinois Press, about bluegrass stereotypes found in popular media of the time. He wrote about three offerings found […]
Laurie Lewis has been at the forefront of women in bluegrass music for many years and her new album with her band the Right Hands was just nominated for a Grammy Award. The Hazel and Alice Sessions celebrates the music of two of […]
When you enter the stage entrance at the Culture Center on the grounds of the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, West Virginia, where Mountain Stage calls home, you pass half a dozen or so poster boards on easels that list the date […]
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