Steve Martin is currently in the fifth decade of a varied and accomplished career as a comedian, actor, author and playwright, and as a Grammy®-winning, boundary-pushing bluegrass banjoist and songwriter. His fellow Texas native Edie Brickell initially burst onto the national scene in the late 80s fronting the New Bohemians, and has since carved out an iconoclastic solo …
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn present their eponymous debut album as a duo, after many years of prominence as banjo players and composers in their own eclectic avenues. Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn is a front porch banjo and vocal album of new music, Appalachian murder ballads, gospel, chamber and blues; the culmination of a yearlong tour as …
2007 compilation from the enormously gifted and talented singer/songwriter, the most successful female artist in Country Music history. From the ’60s to the millennium, Dolly has been there combining the bluegrass influences of her youth with the ever-evolving ‘modern’ sounds of Country & Western. Her performances are always stunning, whether she is accompanied by a small acoustic group …
2011 album from the Grammy-winning Bluegrass artist and her acclaimed musical cohorts Union Station, their first album together since 2004’s Lonely Runs Both Ways. The players are five distinct personalities who come together to form something truly unique as a band. Each bandmate has his own bustling career, but when these singular musicians come together. they’re an …
The five members of Greensky Bluegrass have forged a defiant, powerful sound that, while rooted in classic stringband Americana, extends outwards with a fearless, exploratory zeal. The tension and release between these components tradition and innovation, prearranged songs and improvisation, acoustic tones and electric volume is what makes them so thrillingly dynamic, in concert and on record. In …
From the very beginning of their partnership in late 2007, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent established themselves as fresh voices in traditional music. Their vocal blend, unique and powerful, rivaling any blood-related sibling harmony group, has gained them attention from bluegrass, gospel, and traditional country fans and critics alike, garnering them two Grammy® nominations, and 13 IBMA awards. …
The Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum selling trio Nickel Creek Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals), Sara Watkins (fiddle/vocals), and Sean Watkins (guitar/vocals) officially reunites for the first time since its 2007 self-described “indefinite hiatus” with the album A Dotted Line, followed by a tour of the US in support of the Eric Valentine-produced album, which includes the 2014 Telluride Bluegrass and Newport …
The SteelDrivers are back! The three time Grammy® nominated bluegrass-meets-soul band has threaded the roots of bluegrass music with the distinctive threads of their own design, bringing together country and soul to create their own unapologetic hybrid of new music with the old feeling. Hammer Down, their third release on Rounder Records, is set for release February 5, …
2011 album from Grammy and Emmy winning actor, comedian ,musician and bestselling author Steve Martin. On Rare Bird Alert, Steve is joined by the Steep Canyon Rangers, who toured extensively with Martin over the last year. Following the success of the Grammy Award winning The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, Rare Bird Alert features 13 new …
Vintage Bluegrass Power Picks, 30 Traditional Classics, Bluegrass
VINTAGE BLUEGRASS POWER PICKS 30 TRADITIONAL CLASSICS THE LEADER IN CLASSIC BLUEGRASS COLLECTIONS! Continuing with Rural Rhythm s highly successful POWER PICKS – COLLECTION Series comes VINTAGE BLUEGRASS 30 Timeless Classics. This title is the 7h in the POWER PICKS Series and contains 30 authentic performances and beloved timeless classics by many Bluegrass legends and pioneers. The recent …