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Balsam Banjoworks: Native Wood & American Made
When Patrick David Sawyer began making Pisgah Banjos in 2012, he focused on sustainability—a deeply rooted concept in his soul. Raised in...

Susan Marquez
Jun 13 min read
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Casey Driessen’s Adventures in Fine Fiddling
Bluegrass fans will be familiar with Casey Driessen’s fiddling influences: Byron Berline, Vassar Clements, Bobby Hicks, Kenny Baker,...

Brent Davis
Jun 13 min read
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The Peters Principles: How Carson Peters and Iron Mountain Make the Music and Keep the Faith
Great bluegrass bands put on mileage from live performances, late-night picking circles, and road-worn camaraderie. Carson Peters & Iron...
Stephen Pitalo
Jun 13 min read
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The Seldom Scene Takes to the Studio to Bluegrass-up Rock and Folk Classics
The Seldom Scene If you think a band that has weathered endless personnel changes is in danger of losing its steam, think again. The...

Jason Young
Jun 13 min read
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Dukes of Hazzard Legend John Schneider Chooses Bluegrass State as Home for His New Southern Horsepower Comedy
John Schneider Whether you know veteran actor and singer John Schneider by his role as Bo of the Dukes of Hazzard or Johnathan Kent from...

Jason Young
Jun 13 min read
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Fog Holler: Contemporary Stories Meet Traditional Bluegrass
As a saxophone player in high school, Casey Holmberg could not have been less interested in bluegrass music. “I never even liked to play...

Susan Marquez
Jun 13 min read
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Banjoist Tray Wellington Blends Genres on Detour to the Moon.
Photo by Rob Laughter Pushing musical boundaries, the International Bluegrass Music Association Award-winning banjoist Tray Wellington...

Jason Young
Jun 13 min read
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I Got A Mountain Fever, and the Only Prescription is More Bluegrass
Mountain Fever Records in Floyd, VA, Became a Powerhouse Label for Bluegrass, with offshoot Morning Glory Records Making Its Noise in...
Stephen Pitalo
Jun 14 min read
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Max Wareham: DAGGOMIT!
Max Wareham is a bit of an old soul. From archaeological digs to translating medieval poetry, Max feels most at home with one foot in the...

Susan Marquez
Jun 12 min read
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The Showy Frontier Nostalgia of Jenny Don’t and the Spurs
Jenny Don't Colorful country-western group Jenny Don’t and the Spurs is all about recreating the vintage western look and sound of the...

Kara Martinez Bachman
Jun 14 min read
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Justin Holmes and the Immutable String Band
Justin Holes & the Immutable String Band Justin Holmes hopes that thousands of years from now, AI will realize that one of humanity's...

Susan Marquez
Jun 14 min read
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A Star the Mountains: Appalachia’s only Michelin-ranked restaurant
The Inn at Little Washington The culinary capitals of the world—Paris, Tokyo, New York—are flush with award-winning dining institutions....

Candace Nelson
Jun 13 min read
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Mason Via: Calling the Shots
Mason Via It’s an exciting summer for Mason Via. After three years with Old Crow Medicine Show, he’s married, he’s moved, and he’s...

Brent Davis
Jun 14 min read
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The blues-folk-country-rock-punk-psychedelia of Dave Alvin
For Grammy Award-winning songwriter and guitarist Dave Alvin, music is more about commonalities than differences. He said his favorite...

Kara Martinez Bachman
May 13 min read
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Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson Talks Texas, Touring and his pal Willie Nelson.
Asleep at the Wheel is expected to bid adieu to the road. The nine-time Grammy award-winning Western swing band from the Lone Star State...

Jason Young
May 13 min read
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The Bluegrass Journeymen: Crossing the Border with Bluegrass
Bluegrass is a music genre that cannot be defined by a region. With roots in Ireland and Appalachia, the music has spread like wildfire...

Susan Marquez
May 13 min read
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The Shadow Knows: Stephen Mougin Shares the Ups and Downs of Dark Shadow Recording (So Far)
For Stephen “Mojo” Mougin, the name of his label, Dark Shadow Recording, symbolizes a small, passionate company with a big heart. “It was...
Stephen Pitalo
May 14 min read
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Straight from the source: U-Pick Farms in Appalachia
U-pick farms have become an increasingly popular attraction in the rolling hills and winding valleys of Appalachia, where farmland...

Candace Nelson
May 13 min read
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Where Do We Go From Here? On The Trail
Bluegrass doesn’t have to be a battleground between past and present. Sometimes, it’s a new sprout planted in fertile soil, taking all...
Stephen Pitalo
May 14 min read
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Matt Brown and Two-Finger Banjo
Despair not, all ye who have struggled to learn the banjo. Self-described “ebanjolist” Matt Brown brings good tidings of great two-finger...

Brent Davis
May 13 min read
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Thomm Jutz At Home in Appalachia
Thomm Jutz grew up in Germany’s Black Forest, but he’s very much at home with the music of Appalachia. That’s one reason this successful...

Brent Davis
May 13 min read
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Appreciating Bluegrass Roots: Justyna Kelley
Many of us stray from our origins, seeking to expand our horizons and experience new things. Over the years, though, we often sate that...

Kara Martinez Bachman
May 13 min read
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The ‘Fringe Americana’ of Twisted Pine
Starting as a (semi)traditional bluegrass band, Boston, Mass.-based Twisted Pine has evolved over the years into something more open than...

Kara Martinez Bachman
May 13 min read
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Fox Crossing Stringband
When fiddler and mandolin player Despina Pafralides had an idea to start an all-female band, she called on Cassie Lynn Wright, who played...

Susan Marquez
May 13 min read
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