Jerry Douglas August, 2016 Something old is new again. The Earls of Leicester, fresh from their first release in late 2014 and the IBMA Entertainer of the Year Award for 2015, have followed that remarkable success with a second release, Rattle and Roar, on Rounder Records The Earls of Leicester play the songs popularized […]
Category: Interviews and Features
Interview: Leigh Gibson
The Gibson Brothers Go To Ground There’s no more solid live bluegrass show than the Gibson Brothers. They play with great technical skill, and with crispness. Their harmonies are just what a brother act should be: sweet, true and never forced. The brothers, Leigh and Eric Gibson, surround themselves with outstanding sidemen with impeccable bluegrass […]
Interview: Kristin Scott Benson
The Grascals Check In The Grascals are a well-established collection of players, featuring a six-piece mix of some of the most talented musicians in bluegrass. What happens when there’s some turnover in the lineup of an established band? It either gets better or goes home. With their new release “And Then There’s This…” on Mountain […]
Interview: Frank Solivan
Frank Solivan Has Friends To no-one’s surprise, Frank Solivan is carving a solid career in Bluegrass music. After serving as stalwart in Country Current, the Navy’s touring bluegrass band, Solivan left the service and formed Dirty Kitchen, which is a hat-tip to his background and continuing efforts as a chef. Solivan grew up in an […]
Feature: The Infamous Stringdusters
The Infamous Stringdusters June 13, 2016 Nearly ten years on, The Infamous Stringdusters have carved out a singular place for themselves in the bluegrass/jamgrass world. The Stringdusters tour aggressively, are fixtures on the festival circuit, and have released several intriguing recording projects since late 2015: one, an EP of covers, including Tom Petty’s “American Girl”, […]
Interview: Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn
Echoes With Fleck and Washburn Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn have powerhouse individual talents; each has followed an estimable career path to where they find themselves today: making complex, but spare, records, writing music together, and touring with their son Juno. These days, they are on the road supporting their new release “Echo In The […]