Despite the title of Yonder Mountain String Band’s new album, Nowhere Next, they’re always headed somewhere, blazing new sonic trails and revisiting some familiar musical territory. For the album’s 11 songs (it’s their 11th album, as well), the band […]
At a glance, the title of Yonder Mountain String Band’s new album, Get Yourself Outside, seems like an unambiguous call to action. But it’s not referencing the great outdoors: These songs are meant to encourage reflection and a conscientious shift […]
“There’s more and more concrete getting put up across the country, there’s huge urbanization going on, and it’s harder and harder to get out into the woods,” Adam Greuel says, as he’s standing next to the Wisconsin River, the wind […]
Summer solstice means it’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival time. This coming Thursday (June 21) at 4:07 a.m. MDT, the sun will have moved as far north as it is going to move, and the longest day of the year will be […]
A little more than halfway through their new album, Yonder Mountain String Band launches into a slow, sensuous version of the old King Harvest chestnut “Dancing in the Moonlight.” King Harvest’s original kicks off with a twinkling electric piano whose […]
Yonder Mountain String Band is closing in on 20 years of progressive picking, and while the lineup has seen a few changes, the positive energy, musical chops and thoughtful songwriting that have defined the band since the beginning remain. This […]
When jam-grass pioneers the Yonder Mountain String Band took the stage at the Pageant on April 9, 2016, they stepped in front of a crowd that seemed to be a tad skeptical of what was to come. This was only Yonder […]
Jeff Austin is a man shrouded in controversy. In April of 2014, the mandolin maestro shocked jam band and bluegrass fans all over the country when he mysteriously decided to leave popular jam-grass group Yonder Mountain String Band, an outfit […]
After describing RockyGrass as the perfect festival last year, I actually need to amend that sentiment. There is no such thing as perfection, yet many of us constantly strive for it. I would say it is more like a Three Michelin […]
Jean Ritchie died a few days ago at the age of 92. For decades, her pure, clear voice brought the sounds and sentiments of Appalachian music to people from Carnegie Hall to A Prairie Home Companion. She played and sang […]
