The five young talents in Boston-based group The Lonely Heartstring Band tell stories with traditional bluegrass instrumentation and multipart harmonies. But that doesn’t make them creatively dependent on hardcore bluegrass norms, as heard on their folk-honoring yet forward-thinking new album […]
One valuable source for my columns is the comments and discussions people write on the various hangouts and forums devoted to bluegrass and acoustic music that I subscribe to, including The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum and the Mandolin Café. Those […]
One valuable source for my columns is the comments and discussions people write on the various hangouts and forums devoted to bluegrass and acoustic music that I subscribe to, including The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum and the Mandolin Café. Those […]
While watching this year’s RockyGrass Festival, I thought of one of my favorite quotes from the American designer Charles Eames: “The details are not the details. They make the product.” This is a simple yet profound statement. A great book […]
In 2012, the Lonely Heartstring Band emerged out of the American Roots Program at Berklee College of Music when the college received a request for a bluegrass band that played Beatles covers to play for a wedding reception. Put together […]
