I first met Melinda Kerwin and Simon Rudston-Brown two and a half years ago while on a stint in their hometown of Sydney. The folk pop duo, which was then performing under the banner of The […]
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Albatross on ‘Desperate Times Best Forgotten’
On Friday, Nashville’s Brighton, England transplant, Adam Stockdale – under the banner of Albatross – released his latest album, Desperate Times Best Forgotten. Similar to Stockdale’s previous work, the album maintains a poppy folk thread […]
Q&A: Whitehorse’s Melissa McClelland on The Band’s Bond Vibe
Last month, Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland, the Canadian husband-wife duo of singer-songwriters performing under the banner of Whitehorse, released Leave No Bridge Unburned (iTunes, Amazon & Spotify), a follow up to their romantic 2012 […]
Q&A: Jerry Douglas on Flatt and Scruggs, Poppy Bluegrass & The Earls of Leicester’s NYC Show Tonight at BB King Blues
Tonight, The Earls of Leicester, the bluegrass supergroup assembled, organized and produced by veteran Dobro master Jerry Douglas, will perform at BB Kings in Manhattan. Coming off of their Grammy win for the Best Bluegrass […]
Q&A: JJ Grey on His New Album & Upcoming Show at NYC’s Terminal 5
Photo by Jim Arbogast On February 24th, Jacksonville-based JJ Grey & Mofro will release their seventh studio album, Ol’ Glory (Amazon, WSJ Speakeasy). Hailing from the same hometown as The Allman Brothers, Grey and his […]
Q&A: Kristin Andreassen on Her New Solo Album and Upcoming US Tour Dates
Kristin Andreassen traveled the world her previous projects Uncle Earl and Sometymes Why, but this year the Brooklyn artist embarked on the first headlining tour supporting her solo work. The tour is timed with the release […]
Q&A: Mipso on Carolina Bluegrass, Their Forthcoming Album & Show This Sunday at NYC’s Mercury Lounge
Chapel Hill-based string band and gcb favorite Mipso recently wrapped up the recording of their sophomore album – a follow up to their 2013 debut, Dark Holler Pop. While the band is pretty tight-lipped on the […]
Q&A: Brittany Haas & Nic Gareiss On Their Fiddle & Dance Collaboration
Fiddler Brittany Haas (Crooked Still, Haas Kowert Tice) and the much-celebrated percussive dancer Nic Gareiss (This is How We Fly) performed two shows in the Boston area over the weekend. One of those shows was […]
Q&A: 10 String Symphony on Their Forthcoming ‘Coming of Age’ Album
Last week, we caught up with 10 String Symphony – the Nashville duo of five-string fiddlers that was one of our favorites at CMJ last fall. Christian Sedelmyer and Rachel Baiman started busking together in […]
Q&A: Aoife O’Donovan on Crooked Still’s Reunion Tour & Upcoming Projects With Sarah Jarosz & Sara Watkins
Aoife O’Donovan, keeping up her reputation as one of the busiest women in bluegrass, isn’t taking this weekend off like the rest of us. Instead, she’ll be joining Greg Liszt (The Deadly Gentleman), Brittany Haas […]
Q&A: Brooklyn’s Cricket Tell the Weather
Brooklyn-based indie string band Cricket Tell The Weather plucked its name from an old-time hoedown scene in a piece of instrumental theater when it first officially formed last year. Like others in the Northeastern old time scene, […]
Q&A: Mike + Ruthy on The Second Annual Summer Hoot at The Ashokan
On Friday, August 22 through Sunday, August 24, our friends Mike + Ruthy will present the second annual Summer Hoot at The Ashokan Center near Woodstock. The lineup is looking strong, including gcb favorites like David […]
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