Most bluegrass musicians can only dream of playing a high profile festival before they hit thirty. Three brothers from rural New Jersey got a head start. This summer The Sleepy Town Banjo Boys, the Mizzone […]
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Playlist: A Very Grassy Christmas
As previously mentioned, there’s a lot of bad Christmas music out there. So to keep your Christmas merry, classy and grassy, I went ahead and pulled together three hours of bearable Christmas tunes (maybe not […]
Wet Hot Americana Summer in NYC
Ahh, summer in the city. Ohh, the sweating. But, with the sweating comes an incredible lineup of Americana music. There are so many great bands coming through, that it’s hard to keep up. To help […]
grass clippings review: Lyle Lovett – “Natural Forces”
In October, brilliant storyteller Lyle Lovett released Natural Forces, an album much like his others – filled with amazing talent from his band (and guests), an unmatched country voice and a couple crazy ass backwoods […]
the backstory: Michael Ford, Jr., and The Apache Relay – “1988”
A reader/friend tip from Raliegh (thanks Andy Wood) led me to check out Michael Ford, Jr. & The Apache Relay and their first album, 1988. The band, which formed at the well-respected music school of […]
christmas grass: Mindy Smith – “Follow The Shepherd Home”
Mindy Smith’s My Holiday was released in 2007 and isn’t your typical “throwing a few songs together because I haven’t written any good stuff lately, but need some cash” kinda Christmas record (for that, please seet […]
fresh clippings: Steve Martin on MerleFest 2010 Lineup
This week MerleFest 2010 organizers announced that banjo funny-man Steve Martin will head up next year’s event, which kicks off on April 29th for four days in Wilkesboro, NC. The lineup also includes Sam Bush, The Avett Bros, The Duhks, […]
grass stains: Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate at Telluride
I got the chance to see these guys play together in Central Park (for free) over the summer. It’s hard to put this in a category, but there’s just something really special about it. If […]
the backstory: Sarah Jarosz
Now that Nickel Creek has grown up and moved on, it’s time for a new bluegrass prodigy to remind me that I’m a poser. That’s my feeling every time I listen to 18-year-old Sarah Jarosz, […]
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