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Old-Time Music and Bluegrass: Separate But Intertwining Branches
There are certain questions that anyone who plays bluegrass has encountered more than once from well-intentioned (mostly) listeners. “Is that a ukulele?” to the mandolinist. “What’s the difference between a fiddle and a violin?” (Generally, about $50,000 a year). “Do you know ‘Wagon Wheel?’” (No!!!) Right up there amongst them is, “What’s the difference between…
Band On The Run – The Johnson Mountain Boys
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited MagazineVolume 16, Number 6, December 1981 “Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans…proud of our ancient heritage… ”—President John F. Kennedy January 20,1961 On a crisp winter day when the fall leaves…
Charlie Stevens
Charlie Stevens Charlie Stevens (guitar, vocals) is an artist based in the Fort Collins, Colorado area where he regularly performs and teaches guitar. On this debut release Stevens is joined by a host of supporting musicians including Jan Peterson (bass), Ron Lynman (banjo), Scott Catalano (mandolin), Tad Smith (resonator guitar), Bridger Dunnagan (fiddle), Taylor Shuck…
There Was A Time
There Was A Time The band takes its name from a stretch of the New River which originates in North Carolina. Together since 2004, the current band is Barry Long (banjo, resonator guitar), Michael Johnson (guitar), Dwayne Brown (bass), Chuck Price (fiddle), Michael Mullins (mandolin), and Andy Smith (guitar). This a project of mostly Gospel…
As Time Goes By – Songs of the 1930’s – 1950’s
As Times Go By – SONGS OF THE 1930’S – 1950’S Chicago area artist Jacob Underwood is a multi-instrumentalist who plays regularly with the Bluegrass Express Band. On this solo project Underwood steps back in time with tunes from the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s. Underwood sings lead and harmony and plays all the instruments including…
Something Beautiful
Something Beautiful Like the holiday drink Hot Buttered Rum, the band is a complex recipe that cannot be easily replicated. Described on their website as “a souped-up, Left Coast string band,” the San Francisco group’s seventh CD Something Beautiful is a ten-track odyssey through bluegrass, jazz, folk, and soul. Erik Yates (vocals, banjo, and resonator…