Chances are that later this week a bunch of folks will get a new banjo under the tree. While a special moment, a holiday of steady banjo playing without decent teaching and new inspiring material […]
Month: December 2015
SHOW OF THE WEEK: The Gregory Brothers 10th Annual Christmas Extravaganza
Photo by Denny Renshaw Ten years ago, there were (relatively) few who knew of The Gregory Brothers. But four years before Evan, Michael, Andrew and Evan’s wife Sarah began auto-tuning the news, and five years […]
SONG OF THE WEEK: “Novembervals” – Lena Jonsson & Brittany Haas
Earlier this year, celebrated Swedish fiddler Lena Jonsson, also of The Goodbye Girls, teamed up with Californian fiddler Brittany Haas, member of Haas Kowert Tice and Crooked Still who also recently performed on David Rawlings […]
2016 Newport Folk Festival Tickets for Saturday Sell Out In Hours
Photo: Richard Kluver/grass clippings This morning the Newport Folk Festival began selling tickets for next year’s festival. Without any tips about the headliners, Saturday tickets were gone in just a few hours. Friday and Sunday tickets […]
