Sam Bush Band at the Dancing Bear Lodge
Sam Bush – photo © Bryan Bolea Suffice it to say, there’s never any such thing as a bad Sam Bush show. Bush and his compatriots— banjo player Wes Corbett, Steve Mougin on guitar, Todd Parks on bass, and drummer Chris Brown — consistently demonstrate the fact that they remain among the best bands in […]
Sam Bush – a musician in motion
Sam Bush could be considered the perennial troubadour. He’s not only a regular presence at every bluegrass gathering of any significance, he’s also a steadfast session player whose contributions on mandolin and fiddle are found on any number of albums by leading lights in today’s Americana realms. As spring turns to summer, he’s preparing to […]
Radio John: Songs of John Hartford – Sam Bush
It’s rare to find any artist so determined to pay homage to another that they devote an entire album to the songs of that particular predecessor. Pop music artists Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen have received that steady show of devotion, as have Bill Monroe and The Stanley Brothers in bluegrass, but beyond […]
Sam Bush honors his friend John Hartford with Radio John
It's hard to believe that Sam Bush is now among the venerable oldsters of contemporary bluegrass music, at least for those of us who remember him as a brash young rebel with Bluegrass Alliance or New Grass Revival in the 1970s. But time does march on, and Sam has reached 70 years of age, though [...] Photos from Béla Fleck’s Bluegrass Happening in Grand Rapids
Béla Fleck's Bluegrass Happening in Grand Rapids, MI (6/27/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea Photographer Bryan Bolea was on hand when Béla Fleck brought his Bluegrass Happening Tour to the Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapid, MI. The tour included Béla's superstar My Bluegrass Heart band - featuring Sierra Hull, Michael Cleveland, Bryan [...] Béla Fleck talks about his Bluegrass Happening
Everybody look what’s going down! Straight off the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Béla Fleck grabbed his all-star My Bluegrass Heart band and teamed up with best buds, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas, and their bands to create happenings at special spots around the country. Happenings? Bluegrass Happenings! What pray tell are those? Well, it is world-renowned, Grammy-laden banjo player Béla [...] Emmylou Harris Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert
After fifteen years of touring with her beloved Hot Band, Emmylou Harris formed the Nash Ramblers, a new acoustic all-star group, in 1990, featuring Sam Bush (vocals, mandolin, and fiddle), the iconic Roy Huskey Jr. (bass), Larry Atamanuik (drums), Al Perkins (vocals, reso-guitar, and banjo) and a young Jon Randall Stewart (aka Randy Stewart) (vocals, [...] Photos from Sam Bush Band in Grand Rapids
In 1883, nine women with a shared interest in "promot[ing] the study and appreciation of music in all its branches" came together to form the St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids, MI. Today, St. Cecilia's annual Folk, Jazz, and Chamber Music Series is a cornerstone of the city's music scene, and was deeply missed [...] Rick Faris drops an old fashioned single – two new tracks from next album
Back in the day, when 78 and then 45 rpm vinyl disks were the way new music was made available to fans and radio alike, each would typically include two new songs. Record labels would mark them as the A and B sides, with the track of primary interest being the A side, and the [...] Celebrate end of COVID restrictions with free concerts in Kentucky
With COVID-19 restrictions largely gone for citizens of Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear has set to encouraging people in the Commonwealth to get back to the sort of summer events they used to take for granted. With that very goal in mind, the Troubadour Concert Series returns in 2021 to Georgetown, KY with two dozen bluegrass [...] 