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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
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