Bees in the Barn is an acoustic quartet based in Beacon, NY, consisting of nationally and internationally active and accomplished musicians working across numerous genres including musical theater, jazz, classical, international folk music, and progressive bluegrass. All these influences are … Read More
From left to right: Edgar Meyer, Casey Dreissen, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, and Bryan Sutton. Instrumental music holds a special place in my heart. I was trained as a classical violist, and my first introduction to bluegrass music … Read More
Della Mae’s recent album, Headlight, their first full-length release in over five years (though they did release the highly regarded EP Butcher Shoppe last year), finds the band breaking bluegrass tradition and exploring new areas both lyrically and musically in … Read More
Since 2000, bluegrass has seen a resurgence in popularity due to a bunch of factors. The two factors I consider to be the most critical to this resurgence are the Coen Brothers’ folk epic film O Brother, Where Art Thou? … Read More
Fred Robbins, Videographer Excerpted from Jesse Brock & Streamliner Concert: October 5, 2019
Ed. Note: We received this note from Christophe Boutin of Paris, France and wanted to pass it on to all: “I am very happy to share that book of photos about Ernie [Thacker] and his family. These people are wonderful … Read More
Bluegrass of course started with Bill Monroe’s “high, lonesome sound” of Kentucky, but for those of you following modern bluegrass the scene has grown much bigger than that, and you might be more than a little familiar with the sounds … Read More
It’s been a long time since the Steeldrivers’ last album, coming up on five years, along with another change of lead singers. There’s quite the story to go along with that, but I’ll start by saying that there are very … Read More
What have you been doing to keep the music going now that we are all isolated? How about adding your video to inspire others? Send us the video or link to your video and we’ll make you famous while keeping … Read More