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Modern American string music, in the folk rather than classical tradition, has a number of hot spots around the country. The lure of commercial work brings a good many talented young practitioners to Nashville, where they often band together or find employment with successful artists. Others gravitate to northeastern cities like Boston or New York, [...]
Friday at ROMP in Owensboro, KY looks to have maintained the excitement generated on Thursday. Photos by Jenny Sevcick.
Sugar Hill has released a video sampler for Bryan Sutton's latest CD, Into My Own. It was shot during his album release party last month at Carter Fine Guitars in Nashville with many of the artists who performed on the record. Bryan handles guitar and lead vocals with Noam Pikelny on banjo, Casey Campbell on [...]
If you didn't already want to catch the upcoming Nom Pikelny and Stuart Duncan duo tour, you will after watching this five minute preview. [jwplayer player="1" mediaid="58031"] These two masters of their instruments will be out starting May 17, touring together through the end of June. Find info on all the show dates online.
For a great many years, Bryan Sutton has flown under a lot of people's radar. Those 'in the know,' or closely connected to the acoustic music world, recognized the fiery flatpicker as the first guitar gunslinger with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder in the late '90s, a prestigious studio musician, or the fourth member of Hot [...]
Ask any musicologist about the origins of old time and bluegrass music, and a disquisition on banjo and fiddle music won't be far behind. Particularly in the Appalachian regions where self-sufficient immigrants from the British isles and their descendants tended to aggregate - and where scarcity and frugality were the norm - a neighbor with [...]
To help promote the second stage of the Noam Pikelny & Friends tour, a video with highlights from the fall of 2013 has been released. The tour is primarily in support of Noam's stellar 2013 release, Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, but it has blossomed into more of a band vibe. That's [...]
The banjo world is eagerly awaiting the next installment from 5 string magnifico Tony Trischka, Great Big World, due February 4 from Rounder. Trischka first emerged on the scene in the early 1970s as part of the eclectic string music scene around Syracuse University. He performed as a member of both Country Cooking and Breakfast [...]
ATO Records has announced November 5th as the official release date for Divided & United, a two-disc set commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. This hearty thirty-two song collection features the best in American music. Drawing from country, bluegrass, and Americana music, this has been one of the most-anticipated albums of the year in roots [...]
For anyone who may have scoffed at Noam Pikelny's recent suggestion that he has been cramming on J.D. Crowe's music of late, we offer further proof in the form of this video shot backstage during his current tour. Noam is out with Barry Bales, Bryan Sutton, Luke Bulla, and Jesse Cobb to promote his new [...]
