It’s hard not to smile when you watch Sam Bush play. Joy pours out of his body and shines through every note, lifting up everyone around him, whether they’re on stage, front row, or deep into a vast festival audience. […]
It’s hard not to smile when you watch Sam Bush play. Joy pours out of his body and shines through every note, lifting up everyone around him, whether they’re on stage, front row, or deep into a vast festival audience. […]
New Grass Revival: Bela Fleck, me, John Cowan, and Pat Flynn at the KFC Festival in Louisville, KY, 1986(?).
Making a joyful noise with our band, Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers.
Mapping out our “duo” set list with Del McCoury at Bonnaroo, 2014.
Always up for a Nash Ramblers bass ride with Mark W. Winchester, 1993.
Sam Bush at around 2 years old, on the farm (back porch) with sister, Janet.
Graduation day in June 1970, with parents Charlie and Henrietta. I left for California the next day.
Early New Grass Revival, 1974. Curtis Burch, Courtney Johnson, Sam Bush, Butch Robins. My favorite pic of Courtney.
Rehearsing with my fiddle hero Byron Berline for our trio (with a very young Mark O’Connor), 1976.
A young Sam Bush with his fiddle.
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