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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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Melissa Barrison: Out of the Box, Onto the Stage
Don’t try to put Melissa Barrison in a box. “Bluegrass folks say I play the violin. Symphony folks say I play the fiddle. I don’t really...

Susan Marquez
May 14 min read
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