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Nu-Blu: Realizing Authenticity
Americana and bluegrass band Nu-Blu has had a core of authenticity driving it forward for two decades. Celebrating its 20th year, the...

Kara Martinez Bachman
Jul 14 min read


Reclaiming Appalachia’s Plate: The Chefs Pioneering Modern Appalachian Cuisine
At the Hickory For generations, Appalachian cuisine has often been misunderstood and overlooked – many times reduced to stereotypes of...

Candace Nelson
Jul 13 min read


Carolina Detour Brothers Elijah and Malachi, “Our Fans are Top Priority”
Bluegrass isn’t static; it’s moving forward, and Carolina Detour is a great example. The young band is becoming a favorite among North...

Jason Young
Jul 13 min read


The Relentless Drive of Nick Chandler and Delivered
There’s a moment that tells you everything you need to know about Nick Chandler. It’s not on a record, though the band’s latest single “I...
Stephen Pitalo
Jul 14 min read


Serene Green: The Name Says It All
Like many bands, Serene Green began with childhood friends sharing a love of music. "My friend Quentin (Fisher) played guitar from an...

Susan Marquez
Jul 13 min read


Podunk Bluegrass Festival Puts the People First
If you follow the sound of banjos echoing over the Litchfield Hills of Northwest Connecticut, you'll find yourself at the Podunk...
Stephen Pitalo
Jul 13 min read


The Sagebrush Hills and Soft California Sun of Tyler Grant
For National Flatpicking Champion Tyler Grant, it’s clear that natural landscapes drive him to pick out his thoughts and feelings on an...

Kara Martinez Bachman
Jul 14 min read


Hazel Schlueter: Bluegrass in New Orleans on WWOZ
Hazel Schlueter When two Texas brothers, Jerry and Walter Brock, thought New Orleans needed a community-based radio station, they went to...

Susan Marquez
Jul 14 min read


Mike Mitchell Records: “Time Spent in Los Angeles”
What started as a light-hearted challenge between musical artists has become a powerful tribute, one that Mike Mitchell hopes will...

Susan Marquez
Jul 13 min read


Allison de Groot: Clawing Her Way to the Steve Martin Prize
It should come as no surprise that one of the 2024 Steve Martin Banjo Prize winners comes from that hotbed of roots music...Winnipeg,...

Brent Davis
Jul 14 min read


Tradition in Tune: Rebel Records Keeps it Tried and True
Mark Freeman remembers being six years old, standing in the Virginia summer heat outside County Sales, his family’s mail-order bluegrass...
Stephen Pitalo
Jul 14 min read


Big Apple Bluegrass
The Grass Messengers IBMA award winner and two-time Grammy nominee Chris Luquette saw an opportunity in his Brooklyn, New York, community...

Kara Martinez Bachman
Jul 13 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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