Jeremy Stephens

How He Hears It   Photos By Amy Richmond Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jeremy Stephens of the bluegrass group High Fidelity is a devoted student of traditional bluegrass and country music. While he enjoys digging through the golden nuggets of music history, Stephens puts his own stamp of uniqueness to his music on his second solo effort, How I Hear It.         “Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always had a love for old music and old things. Though I’ve never sought to live a lifestyle just like another time, I have surrounded myself with things that I like from the past and learned a lot about the past first-hand from special people in my life that lived it. I’ve learned things from today’s amazing performers, but most of my life I’ve tried to immerse myself in older music because that’s what resonates with me the most. My hope is that I’ve created an authentic reference point in my mind and that when I’m being creative in my music, that