On The Fringe

Bands Blurring the Lines of Bluegrass “I’m just proud that we got something down on tape that really captures the vibe of the Keel Stickley Duo,”  explains guitarist Jon Stickley about he and fellow guitarist Larry Keel’s recently released self-titled EP.  “It’s a monumental live act, but had we never gotten the recording done, it could very well have been lost in the shuffle amongst all the other things we have going on.  It was an honor to buckle down and get these songs together and lay down some really good tracks in the studio with one of my biggest heroes.”  The album is a masterclass in modern flatpicking guitar.  It is a powerful, yet intimate conversation between two of the genre’s most inventive modern guitarists.  Both Stickley and Keel, who are progressive innovators, have uniquely original approaches to the guitar.  Keel plays with a percussive clarity that, while hinting at a bluegrass heart, explodes with an improv