Bluegrass, Blurgrass & Everything in Between

A Conversation with Darol Anger & Mike Fiorito After seeing him perform at the 2022 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, I had the good fortune to chat with contemporary string music innovator and fiddler extraordinaire, Darol Anger, in July 2022. Anger has played with Republic of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Montreux, Psychograss, The Duo and other ensembles. He is currently a member of Mr. Sun, an American string band quartet. Anger is Professor Emeritus at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. He also runs an innovative online Fiddle School with www.ArtistWorks.com. M: Thanks for taking the time to chat.  D: Of course.  M: As a guitar player myself, I am a huge admirer of yours and Grant’s [Grant Gordy] level of playing.  D: Hardly anybody is at Grant’s level.  M: I do a lot of banter when I play and I’m just very curious. I noticed that you and, well, Mr. Sun in general, Béla Fleck, Jerry Dou