Lonesome Ace Stringband, Try To Make It Fly Review

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Lonesome Ace Stringband, Try To Make It Fly Review Struggle, Hope, and Harmony: A Deep Dive into Try To Make It Fly Bringing a vibrant sound of contemporary folk, Americana, and bluegrass, Lonesome Ace Stringband presents their latest project, Try To Make It Fly. The Lonesome Ace Stringband is Chris Coole on banjo and vocals, … Read more

Steep Canyon Rangers, Morning Shift Review

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Steep Canyon Rangers, Morning Shift Review In the ever-widening sonic landscape of country music, certain bands dare to push past the comfortable boundaries of genre, venturing into uncharted territories. A prime example of such audacity is the seasoned band Steep Canyon Rangers. With three Grammy nominations, 14 studio albums, three collaborations with Steve Martin, and … Read more

Damien O’Kane and Ron Block, Banjophonics Review

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Damien O’Kane and Ron Block, Banjophonics Review Damien O’Kane and Ron Block is a duet of banjo players, Coleraine’s Damien O’Kane and California’s Ron Block; together, they are bringing us a new album of unique sounds of bluegrass and Irish music titled Banjophonics. The album has thirteen tracks that wed two different banjo traditions and the … Read more

Grain Thief, Pedal Down Review

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Grain Thief, Pedal Down Review Grain Thief is a 5-piece string band from Boston, MA. The group members are Patrick Mulroy (guitar, vocals), Zach Meyer (mandolin, vocals), Michael Harmon (bass, vocals), Tom Farrell (lead guitar), and Alex Barstow (fiddle). Grounded in the tradition of traditional music and bluegrass, Grain Thief’s music is original and fluid. … Read more

Hawktail, Formations Review

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Hawktail, Formations Review Bringing us the hip and vibrant sounds of modern bluegrass is a band with the name of Hawktail. The group is fiddler Brittany Haas, bassist Paul Kowert, guitarist Jordan Tice, and mandolinist Dominick Leslie. Building on their 2018 debut Unless, Hawktail aligned with Eldridge, veteran engineer Dave Sinko (Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Sam … Read more

The Arcadian Wild, Oh, Sleeper Review

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The Arcadian Wild, Oh, Sleeper Review Connect with The Arcadian Wild: Facebook | Instagram Hailing from the capital of songwriting, Nashville Tennessee, is The Arcadian Wild. Consisting of Lincoln Mick, Sarah Wood, and Isaac Horn. This power house indie folk trio creates intricate folk music with interweaving parts, harmonies and sublime counterpoint. Earlier this year … Read more

Tim O’Brien Band Review

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Tim O’Brien Band Review Connect with Tim O’Brien Band: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram After many years navigating the outskirts of bluegrass and acoustic music, Tim O’Brien’s is back with two feed firmly planted in the bluegrass traditions.  Born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1954, Grammy winning singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist Tim O’Brien grew … Read more

Cascade Crescendo, Chasing the Sun Review

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Cascade Crescendo, Chasing the Sun Review Connect with Cascade Crescendo: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Cascade Crescendo is a high-energy bluegrass, jamgrass and Americana band hailing from Portland, Oregon. The band is comprised of: Hunter White (guitar, vocals), Taylor Skiles (upright bass) and Aden Beck (mandolin, vocals). Duluth, and Harrison Olk (banjo, vocals). Cascade Cresendo’s … Read more