March 2024 Issue

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The Tradition

The Artists

Broke Mountain (left to right) Robin Davis, Anders Beck, Travis Book, Andy Thorn (kneeling), Jon Stickley. Photo by Dylan Langille.

On The Fringe

By Tim Newby

Bands Blurring the Lines of Bluegrass “The cool thing about Broke Mountain Bluegrass Band is…

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Photo by owens photography

Shelby Means

By Dan Miller

The Heartbeat of Golden Highway There is no doubt that Molly Tuttle is extremely talented. …

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The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band with Kenny Kosek, Sandy Rothman, John Kahn, David Nelson, and Jerry Garcia on October 31, 1987. Photo by Jay Blakesberg.

The High Lonesome Song of Jerry Garcia

By Craig Havighurst

Demigods don’t play the banjo. Scholars can point to a few lyre-playing immortals here and…

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The Sound

Grateful Dead

By Clayton Hutchison

And the Culture of Roots Music Throughout their career the Grateful Dead loaded their song…

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Jeremy Fritts // Photo by Chris Rector

Jeremy Fritts

By Dan Miller

The Doctor Is In To say that there are a lot of people providing guitar…

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End of the End of the World

By Casey L. Penn

We all have days when we could use a good-humored song with a classic feel.…

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The Venue

David Grisman and Jerry Garcia.  Photo by Susana Millman Courtesy of Acoustic Disc.

Jerry Garcia

By Carly Smith

A Bluegrass Journey On March 28, 2024, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum…

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