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During IBMA week, I had the pleasure of attending the Nashville premiere of The Porchlight Sessions, a new film which digs deep into the roots of our music while also looking forward to its future. The film blew me away. (See our review.) I had the opportunity to talk with the film's creator, Anna Schwaber, and [...]
For the past decade and a half, the Yonder Mountain String Band (YMSB) have been taking their unique adaptation of bluegrass music where traditionalists dare not venture. Their original blend of bluegrass instrumentation with a classic rock edge have captivated audiences worldwide. Playing internationally respectable venues and events well outside the bluegrass mainstream, YMSB has [...]
Here's an overview of DelFest 2012 from Shannon Turner, along with another batch of photos from Milo Farineau. Shannon Wayne Turner is a 20-year veteran of the music business, working in TV, radio, Internet and print. She’s spent most of her time in country music, but of late her heart has returned to the bluegrass, [...]
Milo Farineau captured these shots Sunday evening (2/26) when Larry Keel and Yonder Mountain String Band performed at The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA.
Our friend Ted Lehmann has posted a nice overview of the Keynote presentations offered during the 2011 IBMA World of Bluegrass convention in Nashville. In a break from the past, IBMA hosted a trio of Keynotes this year instead of just one, scheduled amidst the daytime seminars in the convention center rather than following a large-scale, [...]
Milo Farineau captured some terrific images of Yonder Mountain String Band at the All Good Festival in West Virginia a few weeks back. Milo will also be shooting at FloydFest this weekend.
Milo Farineau, one of our favorite photojournalists, sent along another fabulous set of images from last night's (2/16) Yonder Mountain String Band concert in Charlottesville, VA. As we have mentioned in the past, Milo is working on a photo book project on music festivals, with an emphasis on bluegrass. He is collaborating with Chester Simpson, [...]
Word has come that a new Yonder Mountain String Band studio project is in the works for next year. The bluegrass-fusion specialists are recording in Colorado now, and will hit the road in late January for 3 solid weeks of frantic touring. To make this 2011 tour special, the band is asking fans to help [...]
Sam Bush will be doing three west coast dates this month with jam band sensation, Yonder Mountain String Band. It should be a jammin' good time. The shows are: 4/16 - Eureka, CA 4/17 - Eugene, OR 4/18 - Seattle, WA You can find more details about these dates on the official YMSB web site [...]
Here's another post from our all-the-more regular contributor, Richard Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication where he also briefly served as editor. The four-piece progressive bluegrass/jam band from Colorado, Yonder Mountain String Band, has announced their first ever live pay-per-view Webcast [...]
