We recently got word that that Volume #1 of the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, produced by accomplished Nashville-based fiddler Matt Combs and John’s daughter Katie Harford, is available in vinyl and CD from the John Hartford website. The project is
Yoseff Tucker hit the San Francisco bluegrass scene from the California Central Valley with a bang several years back. He’s won multiple Northern California Bluegrass Society awards for guitar and vocals, and his sound reflects his family’s Central Valley Oklahoma
While at Wintergrass we attended the obligatory hospitality suites from bluegrass organizations such as Oregon, Washington, and Montana. We also visited a suite hosted by the new nonprofit organization, Western Canada Bluegrass Association (WCBA). The suites, of course, are known
One of the many projects that cropped up during this period of downtime was started by mandolinist Tristan Scroggins with major assistance from FiddleStar Megan Lynch. The #QuarantuneChallenge calls for pickers to write a new tune every day for thirty
Maureen Blumenthal is a third generation San Francisco Bay Area native and a mainstay of the California bluegrass community. She’s a West Coast Songwriter award-winning singer/songwriter of the two main forms of music: country AND bluegrass. Mo is active in
Suzanne Suwanda in quarantine with her guitar at Travis Air Force Base We recently got word that California Bluegrass Association member, Father’s Day Festival MC, and Northern California Bluegrass Bass Player of the Year Suzanne Suwanda was a passenger on the
Andrew March is a mainstay in the San Francisco bluegrass scene, playing his clean and melodic mandolin in two bands, the Bow Ties and Trouble Town. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, as a young musician Andrew gained the guidance of famed
If you follow Jeff Scroggins or other members of the band Colorado, you are no doubt aware they recently played their last show at the Joe Val Festival. This is not a big surprise, given no band member lives in
Here is our last batch of images from Wintergrass 2020. Thanks again to Dave Berry for traveling up to Bellevue, WA to cover the festival, and to Mary Ann Goldstein for sharing her photos. But first, a pair of videos that
Wintergrass 2020 is off and running with workshops, shows, vendors, jamming and the like and all of the travelers seem to be claiming they brought the sun with them which is a rare winter occurrence in the Seattle area. As
