Punch Brothers at the 2019 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco This weekend, the San Francisco Bay Area was treated to the nineteenth annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival (HSBG), and although security rules changed things some, it is still one hundred
Kathy Barwick, a native of Sacramento now living in Grass Valley, has been widely hailed over the past 30 years as one of California’s most versatile acoustic musicians, known for her work in bluegrass, Americana, and traditional Irish music. An
I was lucky to catch a set by Colorado-based and Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition winners, Trout Steak Revival, at the Raleigh Convention Center Masters Workshop Stage. The band writes all their material and are working on their sixth album. They
Nick Chandler and Delivered were an official IBMA showcase artist and exhibitor this year, and he has been busy breaking in a new band to learn the material, and planning for a recording project in the near future. Nick, from
I caught up with Evie Ladin at the end of a very busy IBMA World of Bluegrass conference where she shared thoughts on her new releases, and returning to IBMA after attending ten years ago with the Stairwell Sisters. Evie since
Pete Wernick hosts the 2019 IBMA Industry Awards - photo by Frank Baker Today's annual IBMA Industry Awards luncheon recognized outstanding work in non-performing industry categories, including graphic designers, writers, liner notes, sound engineering, events, and songwriters, plus several Distinguished Achievement
Stephen Ruffo knows how to put on a big show. He is the man behind the scenes at Wintergrass, and for many years, he and Patrice O’Neill ran the Mandolin Symposium for David Grisman and Mike Marshall in Santa Cruz,
I found multi -instrumentalist bluegrass everyman, Patrick Sauber, roaming the IBMA exhibition hall and he graciously accepted my request for a quick interview. Patrick is arguably the busiest sideman in the industry currently playing with Laurie Lewis, John Reischman, and Tim
Another year has come and gone and the annual IBMA World of Bluegrass Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina has left the starting blocks. After the excellent keynote address by Alison Brown, I was heading back to the Marriott Hotel with Darbi
Jeff Kazor co-founded the groundbreaking band, The Crooked Jades, in San Francisco in 1994, recording nine albums and touring the US and Europe. A producer, musicologist and composer, Jeff is also a multi-instrumentalist, and magnetic vocalist and performer. He created
