| 单词 | bluegrass |
| 例句 | Mr. Pontellier himself had no particular leaning toward horse racing, and was even rather inclined to discourage it as a pastime, especially when he considered the fate of that bluegrass farm in Kentucky. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He led her to his brother’s house, and went on eastward into another land, the bluegrass plain of Argos. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not look back now, but went on and on, thinking of the bluegrass meadow that she had traversed when a little child, believing that it had no beginning and no end. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Pontellier talked about her father’s Mississippi plantation and her girlhood home in the old Kentucky bluegrass country. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of the stables and the breath of the bluegrass paddock revived in her memory and lingered in her nostrils. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Without anyone asking, Blake or Josh would saunter in, wash a stack, and then go back to playing bluegrass music or working in the shop. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He really, really loves the roots of bluegrass but does his own thing with it. David Morse Steadies Himself With Daily Devotions and His Own Cooking 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Photograph: Gems/Redferns If Bill Monroe was the architect of bluegrass music, the banjo player Earl Scruggs, who has died aged 88, was his chief construction worker. 2012 review: notable deaths in music 2012-12-24T09:00:08Z “I was raised on raging, partying, playing bluegrass until 3 a.m., but I am trying to create structure. That is hard because of what’s in my blood,” said Strings, 28. How Billy Strings Picked His Way to the Other Side 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Whitesides’ musician-dad took him — forced is more like it — to a bluegrass festival in east Tennessee when he was 13 that changed his life. Singer-songwriter Jacob Whitesides blazes his own music path 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z He also held barbecues that drew major figures from the bluegrass scene to his home in Madison, N.J., where they played until dawn. Benjamin F. Logan, Engineer by Day and Bluegrass Fiddler by Night, Dies at 87 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Hillman, a Los Angeles native with a passion for bluegrass, had joined to play bass. It was the Byrds album everyone hated in 1968. Now, ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’ is a classic. 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Ralph Stanley, the singer, banjo player and guardian of unvarnished mountain music who was also a pivotal figure in the recent revival of interest in bluegrass, died on Thursday. Ralph Stanley, Whose Mountain Music Gave Rise to Bluegrass, Dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Many years before Daniel Boone, however, buffalo ruled the land, forging the great buffalo migration path to the bluegrass of Kentucky that many years later became an asphalt car-carrying thoroughfare: U.S. A restless Virginia resident finds sights that evoke the West within driving distance 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z But for lovers of contemporary bluegrass and country music's Appalachian roots, "Up on the Ridge" is a thrilling ride from start to finish. Billboard CD reviews: Kylie Minogue, Dierks Bentley 2010-06-25T22:00:00Z “I use the term bluegrass delicately,” he said. ‘Oklahoma!’ Is Reimagined at Bard College’s SummerScape Festival 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z I asked her about the bluegrass festival and who typically attends the shows. Travel: Mountain View, Ark., Folk Music Capital of the World From my perch on the second floor, the women and a third dancer, Addys Gonzalez, looked like poetic, almost tragic misfits in a landscape dotted with picnicking families and bluegrass bands. River to River Festival Embraces Ambiguity 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z “But over the years, people have introduced the Beatles and Bob Dylan and all kinds of songs into the bluegrass format.” From City Folk, Toe-Tapping Country Sounds 2011-02-24T21:28:59Z Mr. Martin praised Mr. Kruger in a telephone interview as “one of the great technicians” of bluegrass as well as “a very emotional player.” Steve Martin’s Prize for Bluegrass Goes to Jens Kruger 2013-09-11T17:14:32Z One reason was aesthetic, Abels said: “It pulls on so many diverse genres of music” — of the Muslim diaspora, spirituals, bluegrass, Wagner and that other opera set in Charleston, “Porgy.” With Her First Opera, Rhiannon Giddens Returns to Her Roots 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z FRI Celebration by The Bikery for bicyclists, supporters and the community with food, live bluegrass music, DJ dance party, craft activities to brighten up your bike and gear with reflective tape, raffle, 7-11 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-12-11T19:17:11Z This is a Broadway cast album that can be appreciated without knowing the story: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s bluegrass and gospel score works beautifully shorn of the melodramatic book. Gifts for the Discerning Theater Fan 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Rather than follow the hip-hop hybrids of the day, the album offers a huge amalgam of soft rock, country-rock, hard rock, heavyish metal, big band music, bluegrass and, yes, a touch of electronic music. Review: Zac Brown Band’s ‘Jekyll + Hyde’ 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z After Max becomes white, the music becomes softer and more delicate, sounding almost like bluegrass or folkish in a way. The Evolution of Black Music, and a Man’s Soul, in One Show 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Known for its pristine harmonies and deft interpolation of bluegrass into modern folk-pop, this trio reunites for its first tour since a self-imposed hiatus in 2007. Your week in Seattle music: Steve Aoki, Nickel Creek 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Starting out as home to country, bluegrass and blues musicians, the club's legend was forged when Kristal turned to booking local artists. Foo Fighters drummer to play Iggy Pop in CBGB film 2012-06-06T12:04:48Z The rest of the lineup spans genre and form: performances include the bluegrass group the Punch Brothers on Oct. National Sawdust Announces Inaugural Season Lineup 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z There’s a loose, warm spirit to the production that perfectly captures the O’Connor Band’s debut album, “Coming Home,” which debuted last summer at the No. 1 position on Billboard’s bluegrass chart. Mark O’Connor comes back to bluegrass, and to perform in Seattle 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z On Thursday night Mr. Martin and his bluegrass band, the Steep Canyon Rangers, were named entertainer of the year at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards in Nashville, . ArtsBeat Blog: Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers Win Top Bluegrass Prize 2011-09-30T13:36:10Z Burns wisely foregrounds bluegrass music, which is too often caricatured as hidebound and relegated to a single chapter in genre histories. Ken Burns’s Delightful “Country Music” Gets the Big Things Mostly Right 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z When you think of Shakespeare, you immediately think: bluegrass music. ArtsBeat: Steve Martin Composing New Music for Shakespeare in the Park, Because He Can 2012-03-08T17:30:41Z While Andrews’ career took flight in Washington, Barnes’ rep as an influential bluegrass ripper was well established prior to his Northwest arrival. Forget Seattle. Rural Washington is ready to rock the Grammys 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Mary grew up in Redondo Beach, Calif., listening to early rock ’n’ roll, bluegrass and country music; her father often took her to concerts. Mary McCaslin, Folk Singer Who Lamented the Lost Old West, Dies at 75 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Eldridge grew up within the context of bluegrass. His father played banjo in a respected band, the Seldom Scene. Listening to Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Martin said that he and the prize board members are overwhelmed by the sheer number of qualified musicians as bluegrass goes through a flowering. Steve Martin’s bluegrass award faces an uncertain future 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z “The traditional bluegrass repertory has maybe a hundred songs between the Stanley Brothers and Bill Monroe and Flatt and Scruggs,” the Sheriff explained. From City Folk, Toe-Tapping Country Sounds 2011-02-24T21:28:59Z Parton, 64, a country music singer-songwriter and businesswoman with an irrepressible personality and voluptuous figure, won some of the best notices of her career in recent years with forays into folk and bluegrass. Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton win lifetime Grammys 2010-12-22T18:43:11Z Musically, the score is polyglot, borrowing confidently from folk, bluegrass and rockabilly traditions, with occasional gestures toward soul and Broadway balladry. ‘The Outsiders’ Review: Growing Pains Both Brutal and Poetic 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The shining achievement of the musical is its winsome country and bluegrass score, with music by Mr. Martin and Ms. Brickell, and lyrics by Ms. Brickell. ‘Bright Star’ Is Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s New Show 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z The grass consists of 90 percent by volume turf-type tall fescue varieties and 10 percent Kentucky bluegrass. Once barely surviving, the grass on the Mall gets a serious makeover 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Beatles songs played in a bluegrass style don’t make any sense. Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The trucks stopped serving food; two women who sang bluegrass packed up. His Dating Profile Listed Reasons Not to Date Him. She Was Intrigued. 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Their 2011 album release “Rare Bird Alert” is, for my money, bluegrass as good as it gets. Music Match: If You Like Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Try Their Music as a Duet 2013-05-22T20:01:30Z Martin first made a name for himself as an audacious comic, but he’s become something of Renaissance man, and here he gets to showcase the strides he’s taken as a composer of bluegrass. 'Bright Star' at the Ahmanson: Bluegrass, tears and a big, vacuous smile 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z SUN Outdoor bluegrass concert with Pickled Okra, 1 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-08-22T15:45:44Z The guitar in bluegrass is traditionally a part of the rhythm section, partly because it is more difficult to play fast on a guitar than on a banjo or a mandolin or a fiddle. Listening to Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z He’s found his way across most of the stylistic divides that might present themselves to a mandolin player from the bluegrass tradition. The Endless Curiosity of Chris Thile 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z This is the music that, essentially, became Americana, that rich, mercurial gathering of folk, country, gospel, bluegrass and r'n'b. The showman must go on 2011-01-30T00:03:02Z I understand that there is a long way between bluegrass and opera, but it all exists in a 3-D spectrum. Not your classic classicist 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Now, a legendary mandolin player whose music inspired Garcia and his Black Mountain Boys bluegrass band in the early 1960s has released a CD revealing the deep country roots of the Grateful Dead's music. Bluegrass legend puts out album of Grateful Dead music 2010-10-27T00:18:00Z But in its proudly handmade sensibility — and its melding of rural blues, Appalachian bluegrass and haunted psychedelic folk — it does represent him well. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-22T13:57:00Z It reaches back to the rural American string-band legacy of old-timey music and bluegrass, but doesn’t limit itself to purism and revivalism. In Its Own Quiet Way, I’m With Her Is a Supergroup 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The show also spotlighted artists in more specialized categories like gospel and bluegrass by having them perform before commercial breaks from the roof of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Batiste, joyful performances highlight Grammy Awards 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z And while it’s clear Martin loves bluegrass and the banjo, his facial expressions -- on display on the Bowl’s big screens -- don’t come close to matching the joyous and spirited songs he is playing. Steve Martin brings banjo and laughs to the Hollywood Bowl 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z His style meshes bluegrass and folk with world music and an occasional Broadway show tune. Review: ‘Living Here’ Sends Gideon Irving to Wander City Apartments 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z TV talent show stars in Norway, they're rooted in Balkan folk, bluegrass, country, Weimar cabaret and rock'n'roll. Katzenjammer – review 2012-05-24T16:48:22Z He was already winning bluegrass competitions, playing the instrument with a remarkable precision and speed usually matched only by banjo pluckers and bluegrass guitarists. The Endless Curiosity of Chris Thile 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Odessa, a songwriter who reinvented herself in California after making a reputation in Nashville bluegrass as Odessa Rose Jorgensen, sang serenely gorgeous two-chord mantras supported by an attentive jam band. Eras Mix Among 1,300 Groups at CMJ Music Marathon 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z Perhaps nothing the Osbornes did rankled the bluegrass orthodoxy more than the three-part vocal harmonies they patented on their 1958 recording of the lovelorn ballad “Once More.” Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z And when you think of bluegrass, you immediately think: Steve Martin. ArtsBeat: Steve Martin Composing New Music for Shakespeare in the Park, Because He Can 2012-03-08T17:30:41Z After moving on to another bluegrass ensemble he returned to Los Angeles, where he’d pick up the bass guitar this time and join the Byrds. Chris Hillman’s musical life from Bryds to Burritos and more 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The singer emphasized his hard-country material, including tracks from a forthcoming album painted in plaintiveness and bluegrass. Concert review: Dave Alvin at City Winery 2012-08-22T06:22:00Z Do fans of your bluegrass work attend your classical concerts or vice versa? Not your classic classicist 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Along with tours and activities, the hatchery hosts a festival stage with bluegrass, folk and Americana music and the Kiwanis Salmon Barbecue this weekend. Celebrate salmon — and hatchery's anniversary — at Issaquah fest 2012-10-03T19:46:04Z Just because you are a great singer, or a great this or that doesn’t mean you can be in a bluegrass band. Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z “People say, ‘Do you play bluegrass?’ — and they expect ‘Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms’ and things like that,” he said in a 2006 video interview. Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z What is clear is the care Yoakam and his cohorts took in translating some fairly deep cuts into satisfying bluegrass tunes. Dwight Yoakam lets his music speak for him 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Here’s a bit more on Virginia’s homegrown bluegrass giant, by the numbers. Singer Ralph Stanley’s current tour was supposed to be a farewell. But not anymore. It might be intriguing to have an ambitious new bluegrass as the American equivalent to Astor Piazzolla's new tango in Argentina. The Philharmonic dances through Bach and bluegrass at the Bowl 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Del McCoury’s bluegrass group and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band did the proper adult thing on Wednesday night: they resolved their differences, surrounded by expensive claret. Music Review: Bluegrass and Jazz Bands, With More in Common Than You?d Think 2011-07-24T22:29:53Z This monthly series returns with a concert from Astrograss, a Brooklyn band that offers bluegrass, along with folk music, comedy, singalongs and dance contests. Spare Times: For Children, for July 13-19 2012-07-12T21:18:54Z The death of Earl Scruggs, the virtuoso banjo player, in Nashville on Wednesday was mourned throughout the tight-knit bluegrass music world. ArtsBeat: Video: A Bluegrass Tribute to Earl Scruggs 2012-03-30T16:11:43Z To Wilkinson, Welch described the first time she heard bluegrass recordings, in college, as a chill-down-the-spine epiphany, “like an electric shock.” Twenty Years of Listening to Gillian Welch 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Even Steve Martin, when he's not performing with his bluegrass band, has been the focus of Q&A evenings, which Mills booked into East Coast venues. Charlie Sheen and the vaguest shows on earth 2011-03-30T20:55:00Z She started performing there at age 12 in a bluegrass duo; now she plays at Dollywood and its affiliated resort hotel, DreamMore. Christmas at Dollywood, With Streetmosphere and a Chicken Lady 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z In 2002, it added bluegrass festivals in March and November, stretching the music season on both ends of the calendar. Travel: Mountain View, Ark., Folk Music Capital of the World Hall began playing in a bluegrass band, but when that didn’t work out he started working as a disc jockey in Morehead, Kentucky. Country singer Tom T. Hall dies; wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’ 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z “Not just in country music, but in all genres, whether it’s jazz, rockabilly, rock ’n’ roll or bluegrass.” A New Show Celebrates the Guitar and Its Symbolism 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z A return to a more time-honored approach to bluegrass revitalized their career, which over the next 30 years found them consolidating their place alongside pioneers of the genre like Mr. Monroe and the Stanleys. Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Four years later they became one of the first bluegrass bands to perform on a college campus, appearing at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z He and Sonny had previously worked for bluegrass luminaries — Bobby with Jimmy Martin and the Stanley Brothers, his brother with Bill Monroe. Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z At the Tinhorn Town Area, there will be an express train for all ages, country and bluegrass performances, food vendors and pony rides for children ages 6 and under. Brighten up your holiday weekend with these light festivals 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Fri will bring his guitar and sing original country bluegrass tunes. Signature’s ‘Revenge of the Understudies’: Give them a spotlight and no one gets hurt Ms. Higdon treats them as such in this 25-minute concerto, inspired by the folk music and bluegrass of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, where she grew up. Music Review: Baltimore and Albany Symphonies at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-08T21:11:30Z Though her music with Union Station is traditional bluegrass, she has always been embraced by country radio, which often leans toward more produced country rock. Americana cavalcade ? Neko Case, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss 2011-06-29T23:36:04Z Soon after, she was invited to join an all-female bluegrass band, Uncle Earl, with whom she played and toured for five years, and was offered a $40,000 solo record deal. Abigail Washburn scales her own personal wall of China 2012-10-12T16:18:00Z But I grew up on bluegrass and basic country — like, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash — through my dad. Kurt Vile breaks down his “mixtape” solo album, from acid house to “the K-hole of country m... 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Grant Wallace Band, a quirky trio of conservatory-trained composers, followed with spidery original bluegrass songs, featuring ambiguous harmonies and high-lonesome yelps. Critic’s Notebook: A Hurricane Benefit in Chicago for a Brooklyn Record Label 2012-12-18T23:24:53Z There are elements of bluegrass music for sure in what I play, especially the intensity and similar themes. Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The first Blue Goose Family Bike Ride will cover the 10.5-mile auto-tour on packed, graded dirt roads followed by refreshments and bluegrass music. Revamped wildlife refuge has a lot to offer 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z His remarkable solo set included excerpts from a banjo concerto "that I just wrote" and a thoughtful, then a rapid-fire progressive bluegrass workout in honour of his early banjo hero Earl Scruggs. Oumou Sangaré and Bela Fleck – review 2012-07-19T17:00:01Z Thile, recovering from a divorce at the tender age of 24, channelled his hurt into The Blind Leading the Blind, the four-movement bluegrass suite that was to be Punch Brothers' first project. Ready to be heard 2012-02-12T00:05:15Z His stepfather, a crackerjack guitarist, taught him the bluegrass songbook and Black Sabbath anthems. How Billy Strings Picked His Way to the Other Side 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Emmy comes out to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, which is a bluegrass festival here in San Francisco, so I see her about once a year. Linda Ronstadt Has Found Another Voice 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z The group of 30 women showed up at the inn, where they were ushered into the kitchen for margaritas and bluegrass played by musicians dressed as chefs. Entertaining tips from the renowned owner of the Inn at Little Washington 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z When Ms. Maguire completed the studio, she inaugurated it by gathering musicians to record an album’s worth of bluegrass fiddle tunes, still unreleased. Two Dixie Chicks Form Court Yard Hounds 2010-04-24T02:45:00Z His lone partner was the bassist Larry Grenadier, and for much of their opening set on Tuesday night they stood almost huddled together in a corner of the stage, like a bluegrass duo. Music Review: Pat Metheny at the Blue Note - Review 2011-10-14T23:15:27Z “Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom,” a bluegrass song, is especially intriguing. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Aug. 22-28 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Why was this Tokyo native dabbling wistfully in country and bluegrass, lullabies and Looney Tunes jazz? Perspective | The best old albums that we discovered in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z “Those guys,” Strings said, smiling, “painted my pure bluegrass heart.” How Billy Strings Picked His Way to the Other Side 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Lawmakers said the late guitarist forever changed the genres of folk, blues, country and bluegrass with his signature style and voice. NC House honors music legend Doc Watson 2013-04-25T22:36:11Z These apostles of hillbilly boogie specialize in a hallucinogenic brand of bluegrass. The best concerts of summer 2019 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Trampled by Turtles' all-acoustic fusion of bluegrass, folk and country offers an alternative to the three-day affair's focus on electronic and amplified artists. Lollapalooza Day 3: Jack White, Florence + the Machine, At the Drive-In and the amazing Amadou and Mariam 2012-08-06T06:00:00Z The Grammy winning violinist and composer, who is originally from Seattle, will discuss his work in classical, American bluegrass and country music, and perform a program of modern classical music. Fiddler Mark O'Connor gives a free concert at the Seattle Public Library 2011-01-26T22:52:09Z In addition to bird song the event will offer bluegrass and folk tunes from Rani Arbo and her band, Daisy Mayhem, at 12:30 p.m. Spare Times for Children for Sept. 14-20 2012-09-13T22:41:58Z “You might do a pop session in the morning and bluegrass in the afternoon and rock ’n’ roll at night.” Ray Edenton, ‘A-Team’ Studio Guitarist in Nashville, Dies at 95 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z “Blue Ridge Mountain” evoked Woody Guthrie and traditional bluegrass, and “The Junebug Waltz” recalled straightforward country of the 1950s. Music Review: Hurray for the Riff Raff at the Mercury Lounge 2012-08-27T22:09:54Z His string-bending and lead runs became known worldwide as "the Scruggs picking style" and the versatility it allowed has helped popularize the banjo beyond the traditional bluegrass and country forms. Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 2012-03-29T12:12:14Z The performers “work five days a week and do three to five shows a day,” Bales says, and they are supplemented year-round by bluegrass, gospel and Christmastime festivals. Hooray for Dollywood 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Before long he bought a banjo and began learning bluegrass picking by slowing down 78-r.p.m. records featuring Earl Scruggs, essentially the king of bluegrass banjo. Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Early bluegrass guitarists kept to the base of the neck, the first position, and mostly they still do, but Eldridge, studying White and Rice, learned to play across the entire fretboard. Listening to Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Conversations about folk and bluegrass music piqued her interest, and then she was floored by a Doc Watson record. Abigail Washburn scales her own personal wall of China 2012-10-12T16:18:00Z A few years later, he started the Punch Brothers, with the goal of infusing bluegrass’s country craftsmanship with classical and jazz techniques. The Endless Curiosity of Chris Thile 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Tuttle played acoustic guitar and banjo in the family’s bluegrass band, but she plugged in with pickup rock groups. Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The wrong grass: Perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass struggle in the heat and humidity of our zone. National Arboretum’s “Grass Roots”: A brighter future for the lawn The last of the original bluegrass legends arrives Saturday at the Huck Finn Jubilee in Ontario for a rare Southern California appearance that was to be part of a farewell tour. Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley heads to California 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z He draws on the roots music he grew up with — blues, folk-rock, bluegrass — but he uses Mexican rhythms, folk instruments, vocal phrasings. A Word With: David Wax and Suz Slezak: David Wax and Suz Slezak on Their Music’s Mexican Influence 2012-09-04T22:13:59Z As distinct as those sides may be, Mr. Ellis still credits both halves of his persona to his childhood in Lake Jackson, Tex., and frequent family vacations spent camping at bluegrass festivals across the state. For Fans of Robert Ellis, Vivid Contrasts in a Stylish CD 2011-07-10T06:00:30Z She was only two when her parents first took her to hear the local bluegrass band. Sara Watkins: 'I wanted to leave my comfort zone' 2013-01-30T17:13:17Z But both the movie and the play that inspired it also dig deeper, examining issues of religion and loss through both dialogue and carefully selected songs from the bluegrass canon. The Carpetbagger: A Belgian’s American-Seeming Film 2013-12-31T14:00:04Z The Red Barn is the site of a longstanding tradition in these mountains: old-time music, string-band music, bluegrass music. Where the Hills and Hollows Are Alive With Music 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z He often played with Bill Monroe, universally acknowledged as the father of bluegrass. Benjamin F. Logan, Engineer by Day and Bluegrass Fiddler by Night, Dies at 87 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z After her mother’s death, Kiah and her father went to live with her paternal grandmother in the considerably smaller Johnson City, Tenn., and she enrolled in a bluegrass guitar class at East Tennessee State University. Amythyst Kiah Found Her Powerful Voice. Now She Has a Sound to Match It. 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z When Ralph Stanley died on Thursday at age 89, we lost more than the last surviving founding father of bluegrass. Bluegrass great Ralph Stanley was one of our last links to an old America 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Drawn from her childhood in Kentucky, this piece combines classical and bluegrass idioms more naturally than the work of her mentor, Mark O’Connor. Review | At the Phillips Collection, 2 young performers make for a dynamic combination 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was a hard year in the bluegrass world and the loss of icons such as Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson hung over the International Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday night. Bluegrass Awards remember Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson 2012-09-28T11:47:10Z Cleveland forwent college, hitting the road soon after his high school graduation in 1999, and emerged as an exciting sideman, passionate about bluegrass’s history and quick-witted, too — “a good hang,” as Gill put it. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z “She can sing bluegrass, Americana, country, across all those genres, and she can reach so many people that don’t even listen to those genres normally.” Alison Krauss: Vintage Country. Modern Self-Awareness. 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Have you ever thought about recording a bluegrass album? Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The mandolin, a descendant of the lute family, is a bluegrass mainstay. Bellingham mandolin maker crafts beautiful music 2010-12-03T20:41:00Z No matter what genre you like, there's something on this list for you: hip-hop, bluegrass, electronica, pop rock. The Grammys: What your kids (and you) need to hear 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Summer and early fall is the season of county fairs, and music festivals include bluegrass and classical symphony. Discover what drew artists, writers and presidents to New York’s Hudson Valley 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z In “Don’t move too slow through the broken glass,” Ms. Reid tells a personal tale with help from bluegrass, R&B and house music lyrics. Dance Listings for Dec. 4-10 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z But the Punch Brothers seem determined to move bluegrass furthest. Music Review: Chris Thile and His Bluegrass Quintet at Caramoor 2010-07-05T21:56:00Z Rhonda Vincent It would have been easy for this impeccably gifted bluegrass singer to make her version of a gospel album in the studio, with a choice array of guests. Playlist : New Music From Baroness, Rhoda Vincent, Shintaro Sakamoto 2012-07-20T17:18:02Z But she's influenced by rock and punk as well as bluegrass and rockabilly, and many of her direct, no-nonsense songs are far too daring for the Opry. Elizabeth Cook: Welder 2010-05-06T22:20:00Z The B sides, though, have more of a bluegrass feel, and as I was making my departure from Nashville, I didn't want to go that acoustic. Shelby Lynne, an artist who never stops taking chances 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z Musique concrète carves up bluegrass, quasi-serialism darkens the blues, and in the writing of this little notice, I have found out how well it follows, or precedes, Mantra. Paul Morley on music: Stockhausen 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z Backed by a band of bluegrass pros, Mr. Jackson sings eight songs he wrote, with titles like “Appalachian Mountain Girl” and “Blue Side of Heaven,” alongside bluegrass standards from Bill Monroe and the Dillards. Fall Pop Music Preview: An Abundance of Rhythms and Styles 2013-09-09T16:03:09Z “I wanted to put my own stamp on some songs that bluegrass and country fans hadn’t heard before,” Mr. Stanley explained. Ralph Stanley, Whose Mountain Music Gave Rise to Bluegrass, Dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z It is home to the PBS bluegrass music series “Song of the Mountains.” Sampling Virginia moonshine at its source 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Much has been made of the innovations in production, arrangements and repertoire that the Osbornes introduced to bluegrass. Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z He built an acoustic quartet willing to race beyond bluegrass’s bounds and returned to the road, where he practically lived until the Covid-19 pandemic. How Billy Strings Picked His Way to the Other Side 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z The bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley, who died Thursday evening, at the age of eighty-nine, leaves behind an enormously influential—and just plain enormous—body of work. Ralph Stanley’s Inimitable Voice 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z The influence of the staunchly traditional duo extended beyond bluegrass to commercial country music. Hazel Dickens, Folk Singer, Dies at 75 2011-04-23T01:56:56Z What was the American Dream, in the 20th century, if it wasn’t aproned by a quarter acre of Kentucky bluegrass or tall fescue, which is good for recreation and admiration and not much else? There’s a water crisis. Why do we still have lawns? 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Rap music, followed by bluegrass, accompanies what becomes our third course: minced clams shot through with chilies and lime and crowned with caviar. Shaw Bijou serves a few delights and several duds. Is that worth $500 a head? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Actor-comedian Steve Martin, who is also an acclaimed banjo player, will help remember the late bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs, died last week. Chris Young leads youth movement at ACM Awards 2012-04-01T17:31:04Z I nurture an abiding love for outlaw country and bluegrass, though, again, during my actual lumberjacking days it was all Black Flag, Operation Ivy and an inadvisable amount of The Doors. Confessions of a Lumbersexual 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Sunday; beer, bratwurst and bluegrass music for ages 21 and older, 6-9 p.m. Community calendar 2011-10-19T22:30:06Z Other highlights include Switzerland's Mama Rosin who offer a take on the bluegrass of the American south and Mercury-nominated jazz band the Portico Quartet. Womad 2012: Femi Kuti joins Robert Plant and Jimmy Cliff at festival 2012-05-24T23:02:00Z As the arena emptied after the finale, the snarling “One Step Closer,” the sound system played a bluegrass version of the same song. Music Review: Unafraid of Altering a Winning Formula 2011-02-06T22:43:51Z Nutini's second album, last year's Sunny Side Up, found the Paisley pin-up thumbing his nose at the slickness of his successful debut, These Streets, and immersing himself in old-time sounds – soul, reggae, folk, bluegrass, ragtime. Paolo Nutini 2010-04-10T23:08:00Z Begin a progressive listening tour in Overton Square, where Lafayette’s Music Room stages shows from bluegrass to soul in a bi-level room with a raised stage. 36 Hours in Memphis 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z The Sutler’s longstanding bluegrass brunch, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., has live music to go along with that provenance. 36 Hours in Nashville 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z They're bluegrass artists competing for best country performance by a duo or group with vocals against mainstream country juggernauts Lady Antebellum and the Zac Brown Band. Underdogs Dailey & Vincent up for country Grammy 2011-02-11T11:30:10Z Crooked Still, an up-and-coming nu-folk/bluegrass band formed in New England, performs at 6 p.m. Bluegrass in Bellevue? You bet! Wintergrass is back 2011-02-24T20:41:04Z His parents were less than enthusiastic when he channeled his energies into bluegrass. David Lindley, ‘Musician’s Musician’ to the Rock Elite, Dies at 78 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z He recorded gospel and bluegrass music and played at gatherings led by the Rev. Billy Graham. George Hamilton IV, 77, Country Singer 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Opening next week in Leesburg is Smokehouse Live, where owners promise live music, barbecue and, on the weekends, bluegrass brunch. Why does everyone suddenly want to open a rock club? 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Minnesota’s bluegrass troubadours Trampled by Turtles arrive June 27 with fellow animal-named Americana rockers Deer Tick. ZooTunes announces first five shows in summer concert series 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z It wins Griffith a Grammy for best Southern gospel, country gospel or bluegrass gospel album. Griffith's career included TV, Broadway, movies 2012-07-03T16:52:08Z The music isn’t far from the Dixie Chicks’ blend of folk-pop, bluegrass and country, though it trades Ms. Maines’s tangy voice for Ms. Robison’s gentler leads and the sisters’ close harmonies. Two Dixie Chicks Form Court Yard Hounds 2010-04-24T02:45:00Z Nor is she, strictly speaking, a bluegrass musician. Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The festival offers the usual round of contradancing, bluegrass, fiddlers, Americana, world music and an expanded “Indie Roots” program that explores the place where folk music meets modern sounds. Washington works — and plays — at Northwest Folklife Festival 2013-05-23T18:05:39Z “Musically speaking this is the most culturally rich pocket of American existence outside of jazz,” he said of the region where bluegrass was forged. Sturgill Simpson Leaves His Old Sound (and the Spotlight) in the Rear View 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z "I have no idea what people in traditional bluegrass circles will make of me working with people like Welch and Tucker Martine," Washburn says. Abigail Washburn: fingerpicking good bluegrass with Chinese flavouring 2011-01-20T23:08:01Z In this concert, part of the Just Kidding series at Symphony Space, they’ll offer plenty of original work, too — bluegrass, rock, country — and opportunities for the audience to sing along. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 30-Feb. 5 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Since Appalachian bluegrass is actually part of the culture of these North Carolina siblings, they're far more playful with it, giving a fresh skip to Americana's dust-road step. The Avett Brothers – review 2013-03-17T18:51:19Z It’s in their humor — spoken and musical — where their bluegrass training comes through most. Music Review: Chris Thile and His Bluegrass Quintet at Caramoor 2010-07-05T21:56:00Z But every month nearly 100 musicians and aficionados clamber aboard an old barge here for a nightlong conclave of Appalachian, old time and bluegrass music. Appalachia on the Seine: Bluegrass Swings in Paris 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Cyrus: I tried to touch on all my roots in the album, certainly from the bluegrass to the outlaw country to the other spectrum of rock `n' roll - Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Billy Ray Cyrus jumps into Broadway's 'Chicago' 2012-11-05T19:10:09Z The result, Sherman said, is “music that you don’t often hear in kids’ shows,” including hip-hop, ’70s funk, bluegrass and country indie tunes. ‘Jam Van’ Dares to Ask: What if Family Road Trips Were Actually Fun? 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z From bluegrass and folk to indie and heavy metal, music festivals take place all over the US. How rave music conquered America 2012-08-02T19:00:00Z "But by night, starting in the fall after the camps ended, I hung out, learned to play bluegrass music, and drank beer with a group of grown men." "The Third Rainbow Girl" author on the true story of a double murder she didn't set out to write 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z And there’s nothing quite like a bluegrass festival to satisfy that down-home ache. July 11 ? 17 2010-07-09T22:44:00Z “But it turned out that Ken Nelson was expecting us to record as a bluegrass band, so that’s what we did.” Jesse McReynolds, Lead Singer in Long-Running Bluegrass Duo, Dies at 93 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Their music has the purity of country, minus additives or modern accoutrements, with a little blues, gospel and bluegrass used discreetly for extra flavour. New band of the day (Shovels and Rope No 1,459) 2013-02-25T16:35:13Z His flat-picking style became his signature, and he inspired generations of bluegrass and country artists with his spitfire handling of complex melodies normally reserved for fiddles and banjos. Doc Watson’s Legacy: What You Should Know About the Folk Legend 2012-05-30T14:57:44Z Saturday’s gig was one of 75 or so dates this year around North America and Europe at bluegrass festivals, rock clubs and Bonnaroo. Music Review: At the Schomburg in Harlem, Carolina Chocolate Drops Let Loose 2010-05-03T21:12:00Z The mother of the hotel manager came up for a bluegrass festival in the ’70s and never left. Before the summer rush, a spring road trip through Alaska is just as beautiful 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Other songs dip into bluegrass, klezmer, Baroque, R&B, American Indian chant and Celtic music. From Natalie Merchant, a Literary Tour 2010-04-16T19:06:00Z Inspired by Martin and Brickell's Grammy Award-winning album "Love Has Come for You," the show is distinguished by its luscious bluegrass score. 'Bright Star' wears its old-fashioned heart on its gingham sleeve 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z As a teenager, he picked up a five-string banjo, but just couldn't get his head around the sound — he didn't know anything about bluegrass music. Jason Verlinde celebrates seven years of Fretboard Journal 2012-10-21T19:02:04Z Watson, a singer of bluegrass, country, blues and gospel music, is famous for his flatpicking style on the guitar and his interpretations of folk songs from bygone eras. Folk artist Doc Watson's responsive after surgery: agent 2012-05-25T22:38:33Z And in recent years, Mr. Stanley had himself become something of a standard-bearer for traditionalism in bluegrass. Ralph Stanley, bluegrass master, dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The 66-year-old and the Rangers have taken bluegrass to "The Ellen Show," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and the Capital Mall over the last year. Steve Martin gets bluegrass award, injects comedy 2011-09-30T11:31:04Z Mr. Russell also branched out into country music on an album of duets with singer Willie Nelson and a concert recording with the bluegrass group New Grass Revival. Leon Russell, musician and hit songwriter, dies at 74 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z And the new bluegrass musical "Bright Star," which failed to win a Tony, is closing Sunday. On Broadway, more shows bring the curtain down; 1 moving 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z “There’s no mistaking I’m a bluegrass player. That’s the biggest part of what I do,” Cleveland said. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Instead, the rekindled Band of Joy seems more in line with Plant's most recent project, his bluegrass outfit with singer Alison Krauss. Robert Plant to tour with new Band of Joy lineup 2010-03-29T09:58:00Z Combining country, soul, R&B, bluegrass, funk, folk and the blues into a grab bag blandly titled California rock, The Eagles offer a bit of something for everybody. Review: The Eagles put on a bucket list kind of night at Climate Pledge Arena 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z "I'm always looking for new ideas," said McReynolds, who rocked the traditionalist bluegrass world in 1965 with an album of Chuck Berry covers and has also recorded with The Doors. Bluegrass legend puts out album of Grateful Dead music 2010-10-27T00:18:00Z It is home to the International Bluegrass Music Museum and holds an annual bluegrass festival that draws about 20,000 people. Owensboro wants to be on Americana Music Triangle 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z After wowing crowds at local bluegrass shows across her native Illinois, she signed with Rounder Records when she was 14 years-old, and released her first album in 1987. Sad songs bring joy to bluegrass star Alison Krauss 2011-06-24T16:59:28Z A bluegrass band strolled into the room and performed a half-dozen songs. This ‘burger pervert’ turned a fetish into a following. Now, can he make it last? 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z It is an appealing, likable film about three runaway chaingang convicts in depression America who pass themselves off as a bluegrass trio, their record somehow becoming a hit. The Coen brothers’ films – ranked! 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Meanwhile Woody Sez, the new bluegrass musical about the life of Woody Guthrie, is churning "big West End biopics such as Jersey Boys into a heap of dust". Some musical theatre is still on song 2011-02-07T17:33:44Z In between he recorded a couple bluegrass records covering his own songs. New this week: ‘Clickbait,’ Sturgill Simpson and Addison Rae 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Like bluegrass purists, Mr. Daves and his all-stars played into a lone microphone, stepping forward for solos and back when done — which became a kind of choreography when they were trading quick two-bar breaks. Michael Daves Brings Bluegrass to the Bell House 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z “On the surface they seem like a country or bluegrass band, but they understand the dynamics of rock,” said Rita Houston, WFUV’s music director. The Lone Bellow Releases a New Album 2013-01-21T22:28:54Z His eclectic indie-folk sound is inspired by Irish song and bluegrass, jazz and the blues, calypso and swing. Music Match: If You Like Roy Orbison . . . 2012-09-25T22:27:52Z The bluegrass bug began to spread in earnest across Paris when Mr. Hargreaves returned to France in 2009 and met up again with Mr. Pibarot — and the all-night playing continued. Appalachia on the Seine: Bluegrass Swings in Paris 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Since then, Mr. Skaggs, a master mandolin player as well as a singer-songwriter, has released more than a dozen bluegrass albums on his own label. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z That was pretty much all I wanted to do — raw, high-energy bluegrass.” An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The Sunday bluegrass brunch is packed with children. 36 Hours in Toronto 2012-07-26T20:11:35Z Here he applied classical techniques as a kind of spice to his bluegrass. The Philharmonic dances through Bach and bluegrass at the Bowl 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Renton-based bluegrass group Northern Departure will join two Seattle bands — alternative pop band Fit For Hounds and quirky rock/pop group Tomten — along with last week's semifinal addition The Oh Wells, from Surrey, B.C. Four Northwest bands vie for Bumbershoot slot at Sound Off! finals 2011-03-02T23:57:23Z Edgar Meyer has become the preeminent master of his instrument — the double bass — earning Grammys and other awards for his diverse work, which delves into such genres as classical, bluegrass and jazz. Not your classic classicist 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Sidemen and guests took their turns in the spotlight with their own material, also leaning toward bluegrass and its modern extensions. Music Review: Lyle Lovett Concert Introduces ?Release Me? Album 2012-02-29T23:31:23Z Folk-country duet the Civil Wars lead the sweet lullaby "Lily Love," while two tracks featuring progressive bluegrass unit Punch Brothers raise the album's bar considerably. New CDs: The Chieftains celebrate 50 years with 'Voice of Ages' 2012-02-18T00:31:13Z JLW Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Monday 12 November Guitarist Bill Frisell is best known for his wobbly invocations of Americana, mixing jazz with bluegrass, whispered cowboy laments and antique blues. London jazz festival 2012: from Herbie Hancock and Esperanza Spalding to John Paul Jones – what to see 2012-11-07T12:56:00Z Some are carefully orchestrated – sets from Feist and Jackson Browne offer a more louche counterpoint to the jangling bluegrass rhythms – and others are well trailed. My love affair with the American bluegrass festival 2013-07-17T12:00:03Z "Would you have married me if I were poor?" she pleads in "Love Spent," a bruising song that merges bluegrass with jagged electro-pop. Madonna's 'MDNA' airs divorce venom 2012-03-27T20:14:05Z It didn’t seem to matter much in some of the bluegrass numbers, which raced by in a delirious gallop with snippets of text — was he really singing about a chicken on his back? — flashing past. Review: Chris Thile Is the God of Small Sounds 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z What's interesting about bluegrass festivals is that they are not exclusively about the onstage performances. My love affair with the American bluegrass festival 2013-07-17T12:00:03Z After that, though the popularity of folk music waxed and waned, the banjo was an instrument of folk and bluegrass. The Banjo-ification of Pop: Why the Instrument Is Everywhere 2013-04-05T09:45:05Z Old-time music hails from Appalachia and “is the predecessor to bluegrass,” Newton tells me. Old-time music and do-si-dos: D.C. square dancers kick up their heels, whatever their age 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z That kind of soft balladry, which Ms. Vincent excels at, was de rigueur in Nashville as she was shuttling between bluegrass labels and country major labels in the 1990s. Music Review: Improvising, in Truest Sense of the Word 2010-09-24T21:49:00Z “Of course I prefer the old style. The real bluegrass,” he says with a chuckle. Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley heads to California 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z The band doesn't play Top 40 country songs, eliminating a vast songwriting resource, and it doesn't mine well-trod traditional bluegrass territory either. Krauss & Union Station release first LP since 2004 2011-04-14T14:06:09Z "The Broken Circle Breakdown" weaves bluegrass tunes into the fabric of the story. Why ‘Beautiful Boy’ director Felix Van Groeningen is fascinated by the fragility of families 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z SAT-SUN Renovated garden in bloom, bluegrass and harp concerts, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-06-19T19:59:27Z However, because bluegrass seed is much smaller, the seed mix is roughly equal parts bluegrass and fescue. Once barely surviving, the grass on the Mall gets a serious makeover 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z With his older brother Carter, Mr. Stanley rose to musical prominence in the 1950s as a member of the bluegrass band known as the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph Stanley, bluegrass master, dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Local musicians, as well as major acts from around the country, offer a smooth, urbane palate cleanser for those who may be over-twanged from recent evenings at bluegrass and country venues. 36 Hours in Nashville 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z “A Dotted Line” debuted at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 this spring - a strong showing for a bluegrass album that answered the question about fan interest. Time apart strengthens bluegrass trio Nickel Creek 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z By age 15, he was playing in bluegrass bands. Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 2012-03-29T00:37:20Z What: Kentucky and bluegrass go together like Sea and Biscuit, and the byway has plenty of both: The karst and phosphate-rich soil is the special sauce in raising prizewinning thoroughbreds. Just in time for summer: 49 new National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z It hosts an open bluegrass jam every Thursday, and there’s even a bingo night on Mondays. The best towns and small cities in the US: Eugene, Oregon 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Orbin was a teacher and a bluegrass musician, and Benny worked in the factories up north before returning home. Pride and pain in Trump country: 'We all grew up poor, but we had a community' 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Many of the songs just didn't feel right for the bluegrass supergroup known for the special quality of its material. Krauss & Union Station release first LP since 2004 2011-04-14T14:06:09Z While the second LP consists entirely of covers, Tuttle co-wrote every song on “Crooked Tree,” an album out Friday that is very much bluegrass. Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Drawing on Martin's original tunes from his two bluegrass albums "The Crow" and this year's "Rare Bird Alert," the musicians breezed through the songs with effortless camaraderie. Steve Martin plays banjo but still cracks wise 2011-07-22T17:13:04Z For decades, as the bluegrass festival tradition exploded throughout the United States and abroad, the film gained a cult following, especially among musicians. A filmmaker reissues what some consider the definitive bluegrass documentary, featuring the Osborne Brothers 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Saturday; Carter Family Band free bluegrass concert, 2 p.m. It's the last weekend for Bellevue outdoor ice arena 2011-01-08T00:52:07Z Louvin's career blossomed anew in 2003 when he was invited to open for Cheap Trick and Cake on a national tour, and was thrilled by the warm reception for his brand of bluegrass. Country music legend Charlie Louvin dies 2011-01-26T18:52:19Z Larkin Poe is what remains of bluegrass prodigies the Lovell Sisters after the eldest decided to go to college. Summertyne festival – review 2013-07-22T17:49:14Z Or that bluegrass band you only started to appreciate after your dad passed? Saved by Pop Culture: How "Six Feet Under" killed my depression 2011-04-08T12:40:00Z Shows include “Earth Tones,” which pulls from the folk and bluegrass traditions; “The Soul Side”; and “Eleven,” a show the network describes as “the middle finger of Americana.” They left D.C.’s tech scene for Memphis — and started DittyTV, a streaming channel for roots music 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z As a guitarist, he’s a finger-picker who can sound like he’s got four hands going at once, playing lead and rhythm lines simultaneously while mixing a grab-bag of influences – everything from bluegrass to hard rock. Concert review: Fleetwood Mac at the United Center 2013-04-14T06:08:00Z This week’s installment features Astrograss, a Brooklyn band offering bluegrass, along with folk music, comedy, singalongs and dance contests. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 10-16 2012-08-10T04:40:09Z The model of the bluegrass guitar player as soloist was introduced, in the nineteen-sixties, by Clarence White, who later played guitar with the country incarnation of the Byrds. Listening to Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Nickel Creek’s latest blend of bluegrass and genre-bending pop, “A Dotted Line,” recently debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard album chart. Jeff Tweedy, Janelle Monae among Taste of Chicago headliners 2014-04-21T17:14:00Z It was followed by "Slip Away," which sounds like an agnostic's postmodern response to the bluegrass Bible-belt masterpiece "O Death." Laurie Anderson 9/11 concert at Park West revisited 2013-09-11T21:15:00Z There will be tastings of beers and ciders, and, to liven things up, blues and bluegrass music: Blues, Brews and Botany, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., A Taste of How Beer Is Made 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z What Jackson brings to the table is outstanding songwriting — an area where contemporary bluegrass can be lacking. Review: Alan Jackson Adds New Facet to Sound 2013-09-23T18:02:40Z He spent a few years stationed near Washington, where he played guitar in bluegrass bands. ‘Cowboy’ Jack Clement, country-music icon, dies at 82 2013-08-09T05:47:51Z It wasn’t that we looked at it as old-time or bluegrass or country-western or Dixieland. Steve Martin’s Prize for Bluegrass Goes to Jens Kruger 2013-09-11T17:14:32Z Cool-season Lawns Grasses that stay green in winter are cool-season kinds; Kentucky bluegrass, fescue, and perennial ryegrass lawns are growing strong now. Turn Your Lawn Into a Green Oasis 2010-04-07T17:52:00Z “We caught lots of flack from the die-hard bluegrass fans,” Mr. Osborne said of the group’s sometimes fraught relationship with bluegrass purists in a 2011 interview with the online publication Mandolin Café. Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The ballads I've heard since childhood, like Fair and Tender Ladies, Barbara Allen, Knoxville Girl, make up the standard bluegrass tunes I first played. Folk's man of mystery: is Cecil Sharp a folk hero or villain? 2011-03-24T22:30:02Z In the five years since he vowed never to betray it, Strings has emerged as a premier bluegrass mind for this post-everything era. How Billy Strings Picked His Way to the Other Side 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Wayne Martin, executive director of the North Carolina Arts Council, said recently that Watson took southern Appalachian forms of music such as balladry, old-time string music and bluegrass, and made them accessible. Folk musician Doc Watson dies in NC hospital at 89 2012-05-30T00:37:08Z On Friday everything will start falling into line, constituencies taking their recognizable shape, jam bands and metal and bluegrass and hip-hop and Burning Man-type audiovisual things like, um, the Shpongletron Experience. ArtsBeat: Bonnaroo: Getting a Feel for the Early Crowd 2011-06-10T15:11:36Z With his older brother, Bobby, who sang and played the mandolin, the bluegrass legends were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, won a CMA Award and help popularize and modernize the genre. Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind ‘Rocky Top,’ dies 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Bonnie and Clyde" and "The Beverly Hillbillies" broadened the scope of bluegrass and country music "more than anything I can put my finger on. Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 2012-03-29T00:37:20Z The needles on the sound desk hopped to the song's distinctive bluegrass chop while fiddle player Gabe Witcher made arpeggios flutter like birds. Ready to be heard 2012-02-12T00:05:15Z The petite 31-year-old has already enjoyed more than a decade of fame with the Grammy award-winning Nickel Creek, who transformed bluegrass, one of America's oldest folk styles, into an indie-inspired phenomenon. Sara Watkins: 'I wanted to leave my comfort zone' 2013-01-30T17:13:17Z Ms. Werner’s music reminds me of Cherryholmes’ bluegrass — with mandolin, fiddle, banjo, bass and guitar woven together like a carefully crafted quilt. Country Times: Songs to make a summer playlist sing 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z A bluegrass band played during the cocktail hour and vintage china, scouted by the bride at thrift stores and antique shops, was used as wedding decor. A failed double date leads to romance, a break-up and two weddings 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z I caught a free bluegrass band on a Friday night, with dinner from a Cuban food truck. Worth the trip: a pilgrimage to experience Bellingham’s MegaZapper 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Arthur Smith, a country musician known for the hit “Guitar Boogie” and for “Feuding Banjos,” a bluegrass tune that became “Dueling Banjos” in the film “Deliverance,” died on Thursday at his home in Charlotte, N.C. Arthur Smith Dies at 93; Wrote ‘Dueling Banjos’ 2014-04-09T00:54:44Z The Dixie Chicks became major country hitmakers in the years after Maines joined in 1995, and were hailed by critics for blending sharp bluegrass skills with pop sensibilities. The Dixie Chicks Change Their Name, Dropping the ‘Dixie’ 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z “We hope a bunch of people do the Blue Goose bike ride and then join us for anniversary cake and bluegrass music,” Cline said. Revamped wildlife refuge has a lot to offer 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z But Hazel and Alice were expressly a bluegrass act, using the same tenor- and lead-vocal arrangements as many of their male counterparts. Hazel Dickens, Folk Singer, Dies at 75 2011-04-23T01:56:56Z The finest moment may be when Laundry Room unexpectedly abandons the blueprint after three and half minutes and explodes into a thrilling bluegrass coda. The Avett Brothers: I and Love and You | CD review 2010-03-25T15:30:00Z Various Southern gospel and bluegrass artists will perform on eight stages as well as while roaming the park during the event. Dollywood adds 1,000-pound pumpkins for harvest celebration 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z The addition of hot acoustic-guitar picking was a Stanley innovation that is now the bluegrass standard. Ralph Stanley’s Inimitable Voice 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z He has also carved out a career as a musician, and in 2009 he released an album called The Crow, packed with collaborations with other bluegrass and country artists, including Dolly Parton. Steve Martin to get top film award 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z “I just don’t relate to a lot of the old themes. But something clicked where I was able to write songs that felt true to who I am but still fit into bluegrass.” Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The Isaacs, a family bluegrass gospel group, were certainly not newcomers, having made their debut Opry performance nearly 30 years ago. 5,000 Shows Later, the Grand Ole Opry Is Still the Sound of Nashville 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z The entertainment this Thursday is by Key Wilde and Mr. Clarke, who offer rock and bluegrass on subjects like dogs that think that they’re bullfrogs and pigs that grow to the size of tractors. Spare Times for Children for July 19-25 2013-07-18T22:28:52Z Mr. Vile’s father, Charlie, drove trains for Philadelphia’s regional transit system and loved bluegrass, especially Doc Watson. Kurt Vile, Indie Rock’s Charming Riddle 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The songwriting remains acute and evocative, whether creating a whole world around the image of a "Plastic Cup" or a cryptic reference to the late Byrds bluegrass virtuoso "Clarence White." Album review: Low, 'The Invisible Way' 2013-03-19T16:22:00Z Mr. Thile’s mandolin has bell tones, fiddle tones and feline tones along with the familiar bluegrass gleam. Music Review: Chris Thile & Michael Daves at the Allen Room - Review 2012-01-14T00:30:25Z The jaunty, old-fashioned bluegrass bounce and close-harmony choruses of “Watch It Fall” belie the bitter resignation of the lyrics, as the flat-picking guitar virtuoso Billy Strings sings about converging catastrophes: inequality, corruption, global warming. Blackpink and Selena Gomez’s Summery Treat, and 11 More New Songs 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z The show is stocked with a genial, five-member bluegrass band and a rogues’ gallery of oddball comic performers. Review: ‘The Robber Bridegroom’ Is Heavy on the Twang 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z “But bluegrass is an instrumentation, and if you do the instrumentation, you can play anything. I got Mozart, I got rags — ‘Maple Leaf Rag,’ Scott Joplin.” Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Make a pilgrimage to the birthplace of bluegrass. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Stage, bluegrass at the Hatchery Stage, local talent at the Front St. Stage and world entertainment on the Go Fish Stage. Salmon Days Festival reels in family fun 2011-09-29T19:57:04Z Wu’s solo pipa folk song arrangement “Kui: Song of Kazakhstan” trod a very different path, exploiting the pipa’s hoarse blend of mandolin and banjo timbres to create a kind of Asian-inflected, Slavic bluegrass. What true crossover sounds like, East-meets-West edition 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z A Friday night line stretched out the door for bluegrass at Schmiggity’s, but my siblings and I opted to catch the USA vs. Land of 100 Olympians: Why Steamboat Springs is a winter sports mecca 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z "I wanted it to be more of my own sound, pretty much -- bluegrass and the Grateful Dead sound." Bluegrass legend puts out album of Grateful Dead music 2010-10-27T00:18:00Z Though he balked his first fiddle contest, he kept trying, even joining Monroe, the bluegrass fountainhead, onstage at age 9. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z With characteristic laid-back charm, Jackson applies his sweet baritone to the hot acoustic picking and soaring harmonies that characterize bluegrass. Review: Alan Jackson Adds New Facet to Sound 2013-09-23T18:02:40Z There's another where her quest takes her to a hootenanny in a dimly lit sitting room in which six expressionless musicians accompany a middle-aged woman singing a bluegrass folk song. Winter's Bone 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z We did the same thing as a bluegrass band for a while. 13 Shows. No Repeats. Trey Anastasio on How Phish Pulled Off the ‘Baker’s Dozen.’ 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The ensuing decades found the brothers returning to a more traditional approach to bluegrass while consolidating their reputation as one of the premier ensembles in the history of the idiom. Jesse McReynolds, Lead Singer in Long-Running Bluegrass Duo, Dies at 93 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z In the process Mr. Osborne earned a reputation as one of the first bluegrass mandolin players to expand the instrument’s vocabulary beyond what Mr. Monroe, the father of Bluegrass, had established early on. Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Dollywood entertainers are devoted practitioners of bluegrass, folk and other Americana musical styles not often heard in theme parks. Christmas at Dollywood, With Streetmosphere and a Chicken Lady 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z It was not until 1952, when they began working with the producer Ken Nelson at Capitol Records, that they first described the music they were making as bluegrass. Jesse McReynolds, Lead Singer in Long-Running Bluegrass Duo, Dies at 93 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Stanley’s memoir, “Man of Constant Sorrow,” took its title from a song that had come to represent the joy he found in preserving the most traditional aspects of bluegrass music. Ralph Stanley, bluegrass master, dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z In January, the station laid off two full-time staffers and four part-timers, including Mary Cliff, who hosted a weekly folk and bluegrass music program called “Traditions.” NPR is graying, and public radio is worried about it 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Martin, whom Mr. Taylor introduced as “a banjo-playing fool,” led a bluegrass ensemble through “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” and leavened the evening with sly witticisms. James Taylor?s Singular Voice, Steeped in 120 Years of Music 2011-04-13T07:58:57Z But there was a dialogue between traditions when Mr. McCoury’s bluegrass band shared songs with Preservation Hall; clarinet and fiddle traded solos that stayed true to their own idioms, while the rhythm meshed. Music Review: Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Carnegie Hall - Review 2012-01-08T23:16:20Z He and Ms. Slezak, 30, who grew up in the old-time and bluegrass fiddle scene around Charlottesville, N.C., met in the Boston folk music circuit and formed the band five years ago. A Word With: David Wax and Suz Slezak: David Wax and Suz Slezak on Their Music’s Mexican Influence 2012-09-04T22:13:59Z In its announcement, the Nobel Prize committee compared the singer-songwriter to the ancient Greek poets, Homer and Sappho, even though he probably more closely identified with the 1960s bluegrass poets, Homer and Jethro. Bob Dylan’s Year of Living Laureatishly 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z The music encompasses nearly every style imaginable: blues, R&B, gospel, Cajun, Zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, folk, Latin, rock, rap, contemporary and traditional jazz, country, bluegrass and everything in between. Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Ludacris to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Though the young musician felt welcome and encouraged in bluegrass, he understood he was different. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z In the third episode of the series, we are introduced to Bill Monroe not only as “the father of bluegrass” but as a postwar innovator on par with that better-known country modernist, Hank Williams. Ken Burns’s Delightful “Country Music” Gets the Big Things Mostly Right 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z “Man on Fire,” which sets heartfelt working-class tales to immaculate bluegrass picking, features contributions from onetime Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain, jazz guitar ace Bill Frisell — who’s up for best instrumental album — and Dave Matthews. Forget Seattle. Rural Washington is ready to rock the Grammys 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Suddenly a single mother of four, she made an album that became a bluegrass landmark. Alice Gerrard Didn’t Plan a Bluegrass Career. She Broke Its Glass Ceiling. 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Clothes for Kids fundraiser, beer or root-beer tastes, bluegrass bands, 7 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2012-10-18T00:49:04Z As he continues to make his way around the table, the talk turns to bluegrass’s unique sense of community and the humility of even its biggest stars. The bluegrass is now being served 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z How many opera singers are also into bluegrass? Six music happenings this week 2011-10-03T18:36:30Z There is also a chorus singing Verdi, two original operas, Flamenco dancers and contemporary bluegrass. Spoleto Festival USA announces its 2013 season 2012-12-09T14:01:31Z Elsewhere, he succeeds at broadening his sound with hip-hop, bluegrass and piano pop. Review: Tim McGraw broadens sound on new album 2013-02-04T16:24:08Z Martin spent months on the road performing with the Steep Canyon Rangers, and the bluegrass quintet backs him on "Rare Bird Alert," which includes 13 new songs he wrote. Steve Martin writes, plays on 2nd bluegrass album 2011-01-06T13:08:12Z This time, he's gone back to his roots, in the company of a band of old-time and bluegrass enthusiasts from San Francisco. The Wronglers with Jimmie Dale Gilmore: Heirloom Music ? review 2011-07-28T21:39:01Z The region is too hot and humid in summer for cool-season grasses such as fescues and bluegrass, and it is too cold in winter for some warm-season grasses. It’s lawn-fixing season. Here’s how to do it. 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Gill is hitting the road in June for a dozen bluegrass shows. Vince Gill feels free as an independent artist 2012-05-08T17:15:09Z Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, a bluegrass band from Washington, D.C., is also on the bill, along with Anna & Elizabeth from Virginia. Carolinian banjo man Riley Baugus tops folk fest 2011-12-08T21:43:03Z In comparison, the bluegrass aesthetic of Martin and Brickell’s music is liberating. Carmen Cusack, star of Edie Brickell and Steve Martin’s 'Bright Star,' finds her place in L.A. 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z With new bluegrass arrangements some of those, like “Feel That Fire” and “Settle for a Slowdown,” felt more optimistic. Music Review: Dierks Bentley at Highline, Raking Through Bluegrass 2010-05-06T21:18:00Z Watkins, who grew up in Vista, Calif., is best known for her work with Nickel Creek, the Grammy-winning progressive bluegrass group that is on hiatus. Garrison Keillor calls in a sub for 'A Prairie Home Campanion' 2011-01-07T21:07:05Z A bluegrass band was playing for a few dedicated dancers, and after a little scene-sniffing — with both locals and visitors looking on warily — dozens of Mr. West’s friends burst onto the dance floor. Kanye West’s Great American Night 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z While bluegrass country farms have always welcomed a few visitors, most of the public felt shut out. It’s a new tourist-friendly era at Kentucky’s famed horse farms 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Bring your own instrument on Saturdays if you want to join the folk and bluegrass jams that start at 9 p.m. Free (or Cheap) Things to Do in NYC This Weekend 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Daniels, the fiddle player behind the hit song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” was honored for his multi-genre style blending Southern rock, bluegrass, gospel and country music. Randy Travis stuns crowd, sings at Hall of Fame induction 3 years after stroke 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The night began with the bluegrass gospel group Janet Turner & Friends. On Virginia?s Crooked Road, Music Lights the Way 2011-05-20T19:29:44Z "It was pretty amazing how good they were, and they've only gotten better," says the Jaybirds leader, who has played bluegrass in Seattle. Bellingham mandolin maker crafts beautiful music 2010-12-03T20:41:00Z FRI Tastes from a variety of breweries, bluegrass music, animal encounters to benefit animal care, conservation and education programs; 5:30 p.m. Community calendar 2011-10-12T22:42:04Z He lived alone in a house in the woods in Lagunitas, Calif., and he had a wide range of interests that included Plato, bluegrass music, the New Testament and Vipassana meditation. The Writer Anne Lamott Gets to the Happily-Ever-After Part 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z His father, a farmhand, played banjo, and Mr. Mack began performing guitar in the family bluegrass band at 7. Lonnie Mack, guitarist and singer who influenced blues and rock acts, dies at 74 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z A live — and amplified — bluegrass group was plying its trade at a nearby outdoor cafe, turning much of the evening into a battle of the bands. Review: At Bargemusic, a Surprise Competition With Live Bluegrass 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Her fellow singing violinist, Eden MacAdam-Somer, brought astonishing virtuosity and raw expression to three “Rumi Songs” that drew on classical and bluegrass violin traditions as well as a wide range of vocal techniques. Music Review: Carla Kihlstedt at the New York Festival of Song 2012-11-17T00:26:28Z In summer the area is awash in festivals, from Dr. Ralph Stanley’s Memorial Day bluegrass festival in the mountains of Coeburn, Va., to the venerable Old Fiddlers Convention held every August in Galax. On Virginia?s Crooked Road, Music Lights the Way 2011-05-20T19:29:44Z Like Stanley, who is probably the greatest living bluegrass singer, Aspiring Mogul is Southern, Christian, and conservative. The Rap on Carson 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z He recorded his latest release, “Take It Like a Man,” with the Packway Handle Band, a young bluegrass quintet, and they are coming to New York on April 2nd. Cultural Clicks: Madeline Kahn, Kimmy Schmidt and More 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z I got into bluegrass and banjo in particular thanks to Pete Seeger and the folk-music revival. | Westchester: The New York Banjo Summit Is at Tarrytown Music Hall This Week 2013-01-12T02:55:29Z “I can switch on my bluegrass self, but it doesn’t feel like my core identity, it feels more like an outlet for something I do and that I’ve done since I was a kid.” Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z He entered the Marine Corps in 1948 and was stationed in Washington, where he played bluegrass with the Tennessee Troupers. Jack Clement, Producer and Country Songwriter, Dies at 82 2013-08-09T00:17:06Z And yes, of course: There’s a lot of great bluegrass music. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The program contained selections from his transcriptions of Bach’s partitas for solo violin, bluegrass standards, arrangements of pop songs and Mr. Thile’s own compositions — full of whimsy and breathless virtuosity. Review: Chris Thile Is the God of Small Sounds 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Her versatile backing band were billed as the Faculty; they are not the musicians who play on the album, but classy session players who work in the British bluegrass band, the Wagon Tales. Krystle Warren – review 2012-05-23T16:20:07Z Notable instrumentalists in the group included lead guitarist George Shuffler, whose intricate style of guitar, known as crosspicking, emulated the syncopation of the bluegrass banjo. Ralph Stanley, bluegrass master, dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z A banjo player and bluegrass fan for nearly five decades, Martin said he loves the camaraderie of making music. Steve Martin writes, plays on 2nd bluegrass album 2011-01-06T13:08:12Z After 40 years of bluegrass fixation, Cleveland has become a de facto archivist. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z When the country music singer Marty Stuart first went on the road, at 13 with Lester Flatt’s bluegrass band, he took with him not only a mandolin and a guitar, but also a camera. Marty Stuart Preserves Country in New Music and Photos 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The group had bluegrass at its core, with close vocal harmonies and nimble picking, including Mr. Lovett’s own precise, ragtimey counterpoint on acoustic guitar as he breezed through “One Way Gal.” Music Review: Lyle Lovett Concert Introduces ?Release Me? Album 2012-02-29T23:31:23Z Joined by the bluegrass singer and multi-instrumentalist Bruce Molsky, the quartet performed songs, hymns and fiddle tunes from its new CD “1865,” weaving them into a memorial wreath that was fresh, humble and deeply poignant. Review: Civil War Songs of Memory and Loss, at Cooper Union 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z You can do country, you can do folk, you can do bluegrass or a little blues. From City Folk, Toe-Tapping Country Sounds 2011-02-24T21:28:59Z Wearied by rejection, unable to secure a tenure-track professorship, Mark’s confined to making his “mark” through nostalgic covers of bluegrass music and fact-checking other people’s articles. Daniel Torday’s New Novel Pits Young Against Old 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z He joked about covering “Dueling Banjos,” made famous in the film “Deliverance,” in full B.D.S.M. regalia and lampooned bluegrass posters for looking like antique-auction handbills. How Billy Strings Picked His Way to the Other Side 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Finally, in the northeast corner of the park — marked by a bluegrass band and pennant banners made from recycled fabric, strung between the linden trees — were four tables spilling with pies. T Magazine: All the Pie in Portland 2011-08-02T17:34:53Z The ceremony was punctuated by a multitude of flags, glossy stories about what it means to be an American, bluegrass music by Della Mae and unfettered idealism. Ralph Lauren, designer of the American Dream, honored by the Smithsonian I'm playing baroque and classical on an instrument associated with folk music, and not only with bluegrass in North America. In his Hollywood Bowl debut, Avi Avital aims to reshape the sound of classical music 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Their score, nimbly handled by the conductor John Kennedy and the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, is a melting pot inspired by bluegrass, hymns, spirituals and more, with nods to traditions from Africa and Islam. At the Spoleto Festival, Opera Is an Act of Liberation 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z One of the liveliest venues is the Hawai’i State Art Museum, 250 S. Hotel St. First Fridays always feature music — bluegrass on the night I visited — but also slack-key guitar, harp and piano. Honolulu’s Chinatown has been revived with a focus on arts, dining and shopping 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z The music ranges from boy-band ballads to chill jazz and lonesome bluegrass, and the locations include a below-ground club and an idyllic waterfront. Booze, Biscuits and Bands: Musical Brunch Is Back in New York 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was a hard year in the bluegrass world and the loss of icons and friends colored the International Bluegrass Music Awards. Bluegrass Awards remember Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson 2012-09-28T03:35:08Z The year before, Ms. Anderson was arrested on a drunken-driving charge in Texas, the same week she was nominated for a Grammy for a bluegrass album. Lynn Anderson, singer who topped charts in 1971, dies at 67 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Garcia never abandoned bluegrass or the banjo, and his 1975 bluegrass album "Old and In the Way" was a critical and commercial success. Bluegrass legend puts out album of Grateful Dead music 2010-10-27T00:18:00Z The citation accompanying the honorary degree calls Stanley “the patriarch of traditional mountain and bluegrass music.” Va. mountain music man Stanley honored by Yale 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z His father was a guitarist and banjo-player, mostly of bluegrass songs; in the 70s, with Roberts's German mother, he ran an agency in Bavaria, booking British folk acts. Alasdair Roberts: 'I've always been drawn to heavy, big old ballads' 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z The duo performed as Hazel & Alice and released several albums, emerging as some of the earliest prominent women in bluegrass and paving the way for other female folk singers. Hazel Dickens, bluegrass performer, dies at 75 2011-04-24T00:46:04Z As a confab of Nashville session musicians, the band had acres of bluegrass and country proficiency; more surprising was the fact that it came with a clear sound. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-09-05T21:33:00Z But, in a real sense, the Stanleys are the reason that Monroe is remembered today as the father of bluegrass music. Ralph Stanley’s Inimitable Voice 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z While awaiting Thornton's arrival, lead guitarist Brad Davis sat on an equipment case in the hallway and picked a fleet acoustic rendition of the Stanley Brothers' bluegrass classic "A Man of Constant Sorrow." Billy Bob Thornton's Boxmasters wind up 'Somewhere Down the Road' 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z But Scalzi and his metaphorical bluegrass banjo may be about to cross into the mainstream. John Scalzi conquers the publishing universe 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z In between, there were salutes to veterans, classic American marches, bales of lively bluegrass music and lots and lots of laughs. Steve Martin brings banjo and laughs to the Hollywood Bowl 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z They missed the Carter Family Sound, the group that took the stage next and played a string of songs in homage to one of the first families of bluegrass and country music. On Virginia?s Crooked Road, Music Lights the Way 2011-05-20T19:29:44Z Called “This Land Is Our Land: The Power of American Song,” the program includes spirituals, bluegrass, rock and roll and more. Spare Times for Children for June 12-18 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z "The cool thing about being on this stage is you get a really good view," said Swift pausing to gaze at the cheering audience before launching into her bluegrass infused single "Mean". Swift, Lambert, Shelton close out CMA Music Fest 2011-06-13T11:54:15Z Michael Cleveland had been 13 for five days the first time he picked with the bluegrass demigod Doc Watson — in a backstage bathroom, no less, at an awards show in Kentucky. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Featuring two guest musicians, their four-piece band will offer rock and bluegrass on subjects like dogs that think they’re bullfrogs and pigs that grow to the size of tractors. Spare Times: For Children, for Jan. 13-19 2012-01-12T22:22:26Z Everywhere she went, she sang: folk, bluegrass, hillbilly, country and western. The Real Janis Joplin 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Some of what they saw pleased them, like a model locomotive running on tracks high above the audience, and a cabin that rotates onstage, containing the show’s house bluegrass band. Steve Martin and Edie Brickell on the Hard Work Behind ‘Bright Star’ on Broadway 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The 89-year-old Watson is a singer of bluegrass, country, blues and gospel who is famous for his flatpicking style on the guitar and his interpretations of folk songs from bygone eras. Singer Doc Watson in critical condition, hospital says 2012-05-25T04:01:16Z And on Tuesday, the mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile convened a handful of guests for the first in his series of events this season modeled on bluegrass jam sessions. After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Since the 1970s, Harris’ doggedly eclectic melange of country, rock, pop, folk, gospel and bluegrass music made her one of the pioneers in the cross-genre community that came to be known as Americana. All-star salute to Emmylou Harris coming to Washington, D.C. 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Noah and his pen pal, David Lee, talk about a lot of things, such as Lee’s interest in bluegrass music and Disney World. Pen pal project helps fourth-graders and seniors connect 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z On our visit, Swiss NGO workers unwound next to Hanoi's leading rap group while Aussie kids strummed bluegrass. Hanoi's Tadioto: Good Evening, Vietnam 2011-01-27T14:25:00Z Before that, their song “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” was played in the 1967 movie “Bonnie and Clyde” and enhanced its status as a bluegrass standard. Earl Scruggs Remembered for Banjo Excellence 2012-04-01T22:16:12Z Both musicians know their jazz but stay largely within the handful of traditional bluegrass chords, although Mr. Thile did allow himself to tease at some jazzy chords as they played a fiddle-tune request. Music Review: Chris Thile & Michael Daves at the Allen Room - Review 2012-01-14T00:30:25Z Mr. Anastasio is more country and less bluegrass than Garcia was, and closer to jazz and progressive rock than to blues. No Song Left Unsung, Grateful Dead Plays Its Last 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Black music was veering toward the blues, while white string bands were categorized as “hillbilly,” playing music that is acknowledged to be the precursor of today’s bluegrass and country music. Joe Thompson Dies at 93; Fiddler of String Band Legacy 2012-03-02T03:08:25Z This years features The Boxcars and Spinney Brothers, plus 12 more bluegrass bands. Summer concert preview: Music to picnic by 2012-05-17T19:59:14Z “Air” sings restlessly, and there’s a bluegrass feel to the opening set of variations, “Ground.” Jennifer Koh’s Bach and Beyond Part III for Violin 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The new country, folk, bluegrass and Americana music is better than you think. Country Times: Songs to make a summer playlist sing 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The recording début of another recently deceased bluegrass singer, James King, was on a 1986 album called “Stanley Brothers Classics with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys and Introducing James King.” Ralph Stanley’s Inimitable Voice 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Dickens reflected on her early days on the bluegrass circuit with Ms. Gerrard in a 1999 interview for the American roots music magazine No Depression. Hazel Dickens, Folk Singer, Dies at 75 2011-04-23T01:56:56Z Atmosphere is the real hero of all these shows and music is the sidekick, be it R&B, jazz, or as is the case in “Justified,” bluegrass tinged with rap. | 'Memphis Beat': On TNT, Jason Lee Plays a Cop With an Eye on Elvis 2010-06-21T22:32:00Z And he is credited with helping to keep alive an African-American musical tradition — the black string band — that predates the blues and influenced country music and bluegrass. Joe Thompson Dies at 93; Fiddler of String Band Legacy 2012-03-02T03:08:25Z They played and sang like one, too, with flying fingers and close harmonies, when they took up bluegrass standards like “Orange Blossom Special” or “Deep Ellum Blues.” Music Review: The Infamous Stringdusters at the Bowery Ballroom 2012-12-29T01:04:30Z A few days later, Presley, Black and Mr. Moore recorded a propulsive version of “Blue Moon of Kentucky” by bluegrass artist Bill Monroe as the B side to “That’s All Right.” Scotty Moore, guitarist on Elvis Presley’s groundbreaking Sun Sessions, dies at 84 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Critics would call him the Segovia of the five-string banjo, the Paganini of bluegrass. 2012 review: notable deaths in music 2012-12-24T09:00:08Z Performing a mix of blues, ballads, hymns and breakdowns, the Stanley Brothers popularized a number of songs that would become bluegrass standards, among them “Mountain Dew,” “Little Maggie” and “Angel Band.” Ralph Stanley, Whose Mountain Music Gave Rise to Bluegrass, Dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The arrangements vary, from ambient electronica and Appalachian Gothic to contemporary torch song and bluegrass gospel, with scarcely a hint of Cash’s trademark freight-train rhythms. Johnny Cash’s Poems Get a Second Life as Songs 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z "Cold as Stone," the prettiest song, combines mournful bluegrass sensibilities, layered string and flute melodies and strong chemistry between Scott and Kelley. Lady Antebellum leads fall album releases 2011-09-13T00:40:46Z Her 2005 solo debut album, “Song of the Traveling Daughter,” was produced by one of the leading figures in bluegrass music, Bela Fleck, who would later become her husband. Abigail Washburn scales her own personal wall of China 2012-10-12T16:18:00Z Martin — a comedian, actor, writer, producer and Grammy Award-winning bluegrass banjo player — is one of the entertainment world’s most overachieving multi-hyphenates. They Are Also 2 Wild and Crazy Guys 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z She’s one of the few singers unafraid to import those values into bluegrass, which has long had an ambivalent relationship with gloss. Music Review: Improvising, in Truest Sense of the Word 2010-09-24T21:49:00Z The program will include an excerpt from “This Land Is Our Land: The Power of American Song,” a repertory including signature music like bluegrass, blues and spirituals. Spare Times for Children for Oct. 23-29 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “Reed River” 2018, in the museum’s courtyard, includes over 200 bamboo reeds and Kentucky bluegrass. Maya Lin Captures the Hudson’s Beauty and Power 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Horse farms surround the track, built on more than 1,000 acres of undulating bluegrass. For top horse racing without Triple Crown crowds, try Keeneland, not Churchill Downs 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z At full strength 12 musicians stood onstage, jazz guys to the left, bluegrass to the right. Music Review: Bluegrass and Jazz Bands, With More in Common Than You?d Think 2011-07-24T22:29:53Z Adherents of the Baha’i faith, they sought to make a calmer brand of music, mixing folk, bluegrass, country and jazz influences and delivering their lyrics in close harmony. Jim Seals, Half of a Popular 1970s Soft-Rock Duo, Dies at 79 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The next year, the ensemble released “On the Edge,” its debut with the Nashville-based Compass Records, one of bluegrass’s biggest labels. The bluegrass is now being served 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z In 1963 he performed at Town Hall in Manhattan with the bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe. Doc Watson, Folk Musician, Dies at 89 2012-05-30T00:33:31Z And then there’s the 1920s Rex Theater, which broadcasts live each Friday night on WBRF, a country and bluegrass radio station that provided the soundtrack to our trip. On Virginia?s Crooked Road, Music Lights the Way 2011-05-20T19:29:44Z But if Monroe perfected the instrumental side of bluegrass, it was Carter and Ralph who perfected the vocal side: the close-interval harmony singing that was soon and accurately labeled “high and lonesome.” Bluegrass great Ralph Stanley was one of our last links to an old America 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z A chance encounter with storefront posters for a Fourth of July bluegrass festival in Berryville, Va., led Ihde to a bucolic scene of nonstop fiddles and revelry along a bend of the Shenandoah River. A filmmaker reissues what some consider the definitive bluegrass documentary, featuring the Osborne Brothers 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z It wound up setting a new standard in progressive bluegrass. The Endless Curiosity of Chris Thile 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his Martin D-28 guitar, has died at age 69. Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z “Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major,” he sighed, chuckling at the irony of how being the best bluegrass fiddler brought him back to the classical violin he’d quit. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Hazel Dickens, a clarion-voiced advocate for coal miners and working people and a pioneer among women in bluegrass music, died on Friday in Washington. Hazel Dickens, Folk Singer, Dies at 75 2011-04-23T01:56:56Z But once Meyer got through this slight piece, to which he added his own bluesy and bouncy cadences, it might as well have been dance music, close enough to bluegrass for comfort. The Philharmonic dances through Bach and bluegrass at the Bowl 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z An informal get-together along the banks of the Bassin de la Villette, on a canal that branches off the Seine, turned into a monthly bluegrass jam in front of the barge. Appalachia on the Seine: Bluegrass Swings in Paris 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Their unique harmonies, together with elements of acoustic music, bluegrass and blues, made them stand out in the genre at the time. Ray Charles, The Judds to join Country Music Hall of Fame 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Osage orange, redbud and sugar maple tree branches wove together overhead, forming a dense, knotty canopy that broke every few miles to reveal stretching bluegrass pastures. On "engagement chicken" and redefining the meals for which we marry 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Prior to the banjo’s association with bluegrass, when it used to be a pop-music instrument, amplification wasn’t common; the banjo is loud, so it was a good choice for public performance. The Banjo-ification of Pop: Why the Instrument Is Everywhere 2013-04-05T09:45:05Z As a child, she traveled with her mother to bluegrass festivals, where she found an early mentor in the musician Carl Jackson. Ashley McBryde Takes Nashville, No Gimmicks Required 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Mostly unchanged are Paul Williams’s superb songs, which draw lightly upon American folk, rock and bluegrass traditions. Revisiting Childhood Wonder With Winnie the Pooh and Emmet Otter 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z In addition to his paid gigs, Solivan began making appearances on the local bluegrass scene, including the popular Wednesday night open mikes at Madam’s Organ. The bluegrass is now being served 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z “My family was like a family band. We sang and harmonized, and Dad played banjo. We were playing mostly gospel, bluegrass, and old-style country.” Lonnie Mack, Singer and Guitarist Who Pioneered Blues-Rock, Dies at 74 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Another comedian was also at Bonnaroo taking music seriously: Steve Martin, who was to play with his bluegrass band, Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers. Conan O'Brien plays rock star at Bonnaroo 2010-06-11T22:42:00Z The two musicians are kings in the bluegrass world. Underdogs Dailey & Vincent up for country Grammy 2011-02-11T11:30:10Z There’s the progressive and rowdy side of bluegrass and Southern roots music, on which this album raises the ante. Music Review: Larry and His Flask at Union Hall - Review 2011-09-30T23:15:12Z Rather than bluegrass tunes or even bluegrass style informing the string quartet, it's more about using the same language that informs bluegrass music itself and a modern form of bluegrass I helped usher in — "newgrass." Seattle-born Mark O'Connor is at home with bluegrass and Bach ? and Meany audiences will see and hear him on Saturday 2011-01-28T21:15:09Z Madeline Lootens’ video, which stars her two younger sisters, begins with this simple equation, set to cheery bluegrass music complete with whistling. 2013 winners of the 3-Minute Masterpiece film contest 2013-05-15T22:38:53Z The album’s easygoing blend of Southern rock, bluegrass and old-school country proved transcendent enough to land it at the top of the Billboard 200, Billboard Top Country Albums and Billboard Folk Albums weekly charts. Chris Stapleton brings back introspective, old-school country music 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z “While his contemporaries in bluegrass were experimenting in swing in the 1940s and ’50s, Sprung was expanding the acceptable banjo repertoire to include — in addition to swing — ragtime, pop and classical styles as well.” Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z We took a gamble and allowed ourselves to be led to one house that had five gorgeously appointed rooms, a pagoda with lounge chairs, an endless breakfast, drinks all day, American bluegrass on the iPod. Minorca, Off the Coast of Spain, Is a Tranquil Biosphere Reserve 2012-04-13T17:28:35Z I sang a bluegrass gospel number for the Achuar; David played guitar. Amazon Awakening 2010-10-15T18:24:00Z But six years ago, while enjoying one of Sam Bush’s freewheeling shows, Cleveland considered how bluegrass crowds were aging and shrinking, and how he might do well to adapt, like Bush or Fleck. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The film’s title, of course, derives from a bluegrass classic associated with the Carter Family. The Carpetbagger: A Belgian’s American-Seeming Film 2013-12-31T14:00:04Z The heart of Nashville is the , bluegrass shire in The Gulch. Nashville's New Flavor 2012-11-15T22:20:04.597Z “Pizza with bluegrass?” he said with a laugh. Where the Hills and Hollows Are Alive With Music 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z None of it was deliberate, but organic, Hillman says now, explaining how he went through a half-century of performance simply pursuing the music that he loved, from bluegrass to folk to country to rock. Chris Hillman’s musical life from Bryds to Burritos and more 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Frontman of the irresistible Punch Brothers, a progressive bluegrass band, he also composes and plays Bach. The Week Ahead: Mar. 19 ? 24 2012-03-16T16:22:18Z He is also an accomplished pianist and banjo player, winning five Grammy awards for the comedy and bluegrass categories. Steve Martin honored with AFI's Lifetime Achievement award 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Take the Celtic-ish blues of “Remedy” or “Tomorrow Never Comes,” a lightly gothic electronic-music-inflected bluegrass song, and one of the album’s most exciting. Review: Zac Brown Band’s ‘Jekyll + Hyde’ 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z "I didn't want this to sound like straight bluegrass," he told Reuters. Bluegrass legend puts out album of Grateful Dead music 2010-10-27T00:18:00Z Second place — and a slot at the Northwest Folklife Festival — went to bluegrass band Northern Departure, followed by alternative pop group Fit for Hounds and The Oh wells, a folk-pop outfit from Surrey, B.C. Seattle band Tomten wins EMP's Sound Off! battle of underage bands 2011-03-06T21:11:04Z Cleveland was a boyhood bluegrass zealot, not a prodigy. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Filling that void is Spaghetti Tavern, an Upper West Side bar and restaurant that hosts bluegrass brunches on the weekends. Booze, Biscuits and Bands: Musical Brunch Is Back in New York 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z If you can picture acres and acres of Kentucky bluegrass, subtle, rolling hills, barns 100 yards off from the roads. Q&A: The Kentucky Derby as a ‘Rite of Passage’ 2014-04-08T19:50:26Z So Familiar expands on the bluegrass sound of the duo’s first album, drawing from pop and rock influences for a more contemporary Americana sound. How Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Forged a Partnership 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z I went to a bluegrass convention in Kentucky and was plucking away at the three tunes I knew in a hotel lobby. Abigail Washburn: fingerpicking good bluegrass with Chinese flavouring 2011-01-20T23:08:01Z The pivot plays to Thile’s agility as a musical collaborator – he has recorded with Edgar Meyer and Yo-Yo Ma, and his band Punch Brothers melds classical and bluegrass traditions with spry modern rock. Chris Thile: Radiohead would be 'dream guest' on A Prairie Home Companion 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z I was very absorbed in getting to know the place and playing bluegrass music and trying to do a good job at the organization where I was working to "empower" young women. "The Third Rainbow Girl" author on the true story of a double murder she didn't set out to write 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Wimberley, TX Captivating stories told to a sonic blend of Americana and contemporary bluegrass. Best New Southern Musicians 2011-01-27T21:20:03.957Z To the untrained ear, old-time and bluegrass sound as if they share the same mother. Travel: Mountain View, Ark., Folk Music Capital of the World There were no rock'n'roll venues, so instead he'd sneak into the bluegrass clubs. Kurt Wagner on Lambchop, Nashville ? and being seen as a redneck 2012-02-10T00:00:01Z “I think of bluegrass as part of what I do,” Tuttle said, settling into a chair in her publicist’s office in Manhattan. Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z In that 2017 speech, Giddens said, “The question is not how do we get diversity into bluegrass, but how do we get diversity back into bluegrass?” With Her First Opera, Rhiannon Giddens Returns to Her Roots 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The bluegrass jam, held in the back of the bar, is fairly relaxed; improvisation is encouraged, and the songbook is flexible. From City Folk, Toe-Tapping Country Sounds 2011-02-24T21:28:59Z We were listening to a lot of bluegrass and country at the time. "Come Away With Me" at 20: Norah Jones reflects on "hopeful, romantic" record but won't call it jazz 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z The Helm family enjoyed listening to the Grand Ole Opry and Helm saw his first live show at age 6 - bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe. Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dead at age 71 2012-04-20T02:31:04Z But bluegrass plays to Mr. Bentley’s strengths, or, more specifically, his weaknesses. Music Review: Dierks Bentley at Highline, Raking Through Bluegrass 2010-05-06T21:18:00Z I've said for over 10 years that the jam world should incorporate more jazz, more reggae and more bluegrass, and it is finally starting to happen. Gov't Mule embraces Pink Floyd, peace and protest: "We're in some pretty precarious times" 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z As one half of the Stanley Brothers, a band on the short list of bluegrass originators, he recorded more than three hundred songs over two decades, ending in 1966. Ralph Stanley’s Inimitable Voice 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z "She cared a great deal for working people and the downtrodden and wrote about issues that generally were not addressed in bluegrass or country," Irwin said. Hazel Dickens, bluegrass performer, dies at 75 2011-04-24T00:46:04Z It doesn't have a happy ending, but it's got other assets, including bluegrass and an ace boogie-woogie. Ulster Bank Dublin theatre festival? review 2010-10-16T23:06:00Z SAT Celebrate community and environment with bluegrass music, educational displays, children's activities, silent auction, potluck, guided tours, 1 p.m. Community calendar 2012-09-05T23:07:04Z Other concerts include bluegrass, Balkan dance music and Irish jigs performed by a group of Israeli musicians. What's On This Week Around The World 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z After the traditional Jewish ceremony, a bluegrass band played. A Perfect Match Written In the Stars 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z A former department store is giving way to the Tech Valley Center of Gravity, a start-up incubator, which joins the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, a Beaux-Arts stage for comedy, bluegrass and Bach. A Town on New York’s Hudson River Reinvents Itself 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Their tunes echo sea chanteys, Celtic ballads, and jigs and reels, while also reaching across the Atlantic for bluegrass. 2010-02-15T01:32:00Z Rich green winter lawns of bluegrass and fescue show off the berries too. Vibrant Winter Hollies 2010-12-08T19:14:00Z Phish ended its second set, pre-encores, with a song it often plays: the speedy bluegrass standard “Rocky Top,” about a town in Tennessee. ArtsBeat: Bonnaroo: Final Thoughts 2012-06-11T08:36:58Z Bourbon is as Southern as barbecue and bluegrass―just ask anyone with a drawl. Kentucky's Bourbon Country 2010-10-11T15:21:00Z On his new album, “Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars...” he makes a return to the sounds that shaped him, with bluegrass reinventions of his own songs. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 105 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z And bluegrass's continuing moment in the spotlight has resulted in increasing audiences all over the US, from its Appalachian homelands to New York and Los Angeles. My love affair with the American bluegrass festival 2013-07-17T12:00:03Z But he also helped shape the “high, lonesome sound” of Bill Monroe, often called the father of bluegrass, and pioneered the modern banjo sound. Earl Scruggs, Bluegrass Banjo Player, Dies at 88; 2012-03-29T05:13:11Z "And when I play a concert hall somewhere I know half the audience isn't even familiar with bluegrass," Martin said before the awards. Steve Martin gets bluegrass award, injects comedy 2011-09-30T11:31:04Z SAT Local bluegrass bands, beer samples, proceeds benefit Northwest Harvest, 6 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The score is thus full of countrified versions of more recent rock songs not typically done that way, most notably bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley singing the Velvet Underground tune "White Light/White Heat." In 'Lawless,' Nick Cave crafts a new murder ballad 2012-08-28T22:27:11Z Mr. Watson is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists and singers the American folk tradition has ever produced, a master not only of bluegrass flat-picking but also of alternating-bass finger-picking styles. ArtsBeat: Doc Watson in Critical Condition After Fall 2012-05-25T12:57:31Z Watching the string band, Linda Lay, 60, who runs a family farm business and sings bluegrass with her husband David Lay, leaped off her feet in a jig. Christmas at Dollywood, With Streetmosphere and a Chicken Lady 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z “Singularity” calls bluegrass to mind with its acoustic guitars, banjo and violin—until Mr. Dely’s trumpet enters briefly and, as if re-energized, the voices soar. ‘Extralife’ by Darlingside Review: Folk Meets A Cappella 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z With its pool table, restaurant and craft beer, the Young Avenue Deli has mass appeal; it can be filled with chanting football fans and still have a bluegrass band on the stage. 2010-01-29T05:08:00Z And the Bonnaroo throng — about 80,000, many camped out on the grounds — is still ready to dance to everything from hip-hop to bluegrass. Critic’s Notebook: Bonnaroo Festival, With Radiohead, Phish and D’Angelo 2012-06-11T22:47:19Z Mr. Martin started playing banjo at 17 and a few years ago took up with the Steep Canyon Rangers, a bluegrass band he continues to tour with. Music Match: If You Like Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Try Their Music as a Duet 2013-05-22T20:01:30Z This region is where old-time and bluegrass was born. On Virginia?s Crooked Road, Music Lights the Way 2011-05-20T19:29:44Z Boys Are Fine is more ramshackle, like T Rex if they were a bluegrass band. New band of the day ? No 753: The Smith Westerns 2010-03-24T14:57:00Z The groom's mother is a Brevard-based artist and a professional bluegrass musician. Jaclyn Lopez, Andrew Witmer 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z And though we think of bluegrass and the banjo as being born together, bluegrass didn’t evolve until the mid-1940s. The Banjo-ification of Pop: Why the Instrument Is Everywhere 2013-04-05T09:45:05Z The group kindled unapologetic traditionalism, its intensity making it a fast favorite within staunch bluegrass circles. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The pairing of former Led Zeppelin singer Plant with bluegrass violinist and singer Krauss turned out to be a surprise hit with critics and fans the first time around. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite to recapture magic 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Visitors can also visit Monroe’s grave and tour his childhood home up the street at Jerusalem Ridge, the site of a big annual bluegrass festival. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z It’s not only the sound of bluegrass that Strings is reimagining but also the image. How Billy Strings Picked His Way to the Other Side 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z It was here that he launched his bluegrass side project, Old and in the Way. Just an hour from the busy Bay Area, a laid-back retreat to soothe the soul 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The multimedia “Common Threads” reveals intersections of artist, instrument, style and place and also allows users to throw their own “pickin’ party,” jamming on virtual mandolins, banjos, guitars and other bluegrass instruments. In Transit Blog: In North Carolina, an Earl Scruggs Museum 2014-01-02T18:43:25Z "But this is almost exactly like being the best-known bluegrass artist in the country." John Scalzi conquers the publishing universe 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z FRI-SUN Outdoor festival with 11 bluegrass bands, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-08-22T15:45:44Z The music alone made it a program of contrasts: , Stravinsky and the Greasy Beans, who played their bluegrass music. Dance Review: Ballet Across America Unites at Kennedy Center 2010-06-17T22:12:00Z Eric Bibb – New Shoes Almost exactly the same melody as High Heel Sneakers, I note, but I love the rich arrangement and the fusion of blues, bluegrass and cajun styles. Readers recommend: Insulting songs 2010-04-15T23:01:00Z For "Rare Bird Alert," Martin records with the Steep Canyon Rangers, a well-regarded bluegrass ensemble that backed him on tour. Review: Steve Martin blends more vocals on new CD 2011-03-14T16:48:11Z A weekend series continues with a blend of Americana, gospel and bluegrass by the band Spirit Family Reunion on Saturday and bluegrass by the group Astrograss, with spectators invited to sing and dance along. Spare Times for July 13-19 2012-07-12T21:16:13Z Bluegrass and Country I did a terrific movie called “The Slaughter Rule,” and my character was a lover of old-time bluegrass and country. David Morse Steadies Himself With Daily Devotions and His Own Cooking 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z It doesn't sound like classical music, it doesn't sound like bluegrass. Yo Yo Ma turns to bluegrass music for new album 2011-10-21T17:45:42Z The stage of the Allen Room was filled with old-time musicians playing a flexible fusion of bluegrass and New Orleans marching band music. Music Review: Michael Cerveris in American Songbook Series - Review 2012-01-23T22:02:20Z Mr. Franco follows Mr. McCarthy’s lead in setting this crucial scene, from the bluegrass band in the bed of a pickup to the gawking locals who have gathered, as if on a Sunday outing. An On Screen Adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Child of God’ 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z They were among the first to attempt to modernize bluegrass music, electrifying their instruments and experimenting with rock elements. Influential banjo player Doug Dillard passes away 2012-05-17T21:22:10Z The score — incorporating banjo, guitar, drums, accordion and a synthesizer — begins with a war march before shooting into different genres, from bluegrass to ’80s synth pop and garage rock. ‘Mother Courage’ Review: Selling Her Wares Amid the Havoc of War 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Old-time is dance music, simpler and older than bluegrass. On Virginia?s Crooked Road, Music Lights the Way 2011-05-20T19:29:44Z At the time, bluegrass arrangements typically featured one voice singing the melody, with a tenor and a baritone supplying harmonies above and below it. Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The tremendous distillery encompasses a sprawling patio, where a mellow crowd gathers on Saturdays to watch live bluegrass, and a tasting room, which has 20-foot-high ceilings. How distillery owners are finding creative ways to stay in the game during the pandemic 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Around this time, Furtado’s talent caught the attention of the Steep Canyon Rangers, Steve Martin’s bluegrass band. Steve Martin gave this banjo prodigy from Northern Virginia a $50,000 prize 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z “When you get on a bluegrass stage and do what you want to, the audience is tuned in.” The Steve Martin Prize Goes to Eddie Adcock 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Overlooked upon its theatrical debut in 1972, “Bluegrass Country Soul” is a riveting cinema verite portrait of a bluegrass festival when it was still an underground phenomenon with a rabidly loyal fan base of spectator-participants. A filmmaker reissues what some consider the definitive bluegrass documentary, featuring the Osborne Brothers 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z She photographed and recorded the titans of old-time and bluegrass. Alice Gerrard Didn’t Plan a Bluegrass Career. She Broke Its Glass Ceiling. 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z For over half a century, musicians around the world have brought the chop to different genres, including bluegrass and jazz, Celtic and funk, far-flung regional traditions and beyond. How Do You Write Down a Scratching, Crunching Violin ‘Chop’? 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Because the play was just the bluegrass band on stage. The Carpetbagger: A Belgian’s American-Seeming Film 2013-12-31T14:00:04Z I had a song last year called “Mean”—we were lucky enough to win two Grammys with it—and I remember reading a few articles that said it was too bluegrass. Taylor Swift on Going Pop, Ignoring the Gossip and the Best (Worst) Nickname She's Ever Had 2012-10-19T12:00:44Z In “A Hand Reached Down to Guide Me” a narrator who once played in a bluegrass band is reunited with his onetime hero, a terrific New York mandolin player. Review: David Gates Delivers More Havoc in ‘A Hand Reached Down to Guide Me’ 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z They were, in fact, only the latest manifestations of musical innovations with Southern sources: blues, jazz, gospel, bluegrass, R&B, funk, soul. Art Meets Its Soundtrack Deep in ‘The Dirty South’ 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z The 81 categories range from pop and rock to gospel and bluegrass - a selection of the key categories are below. Grammy Awards: Selected nominees 2012-12-06T09:38:44Z I might listen to the bluegrass station on Sirius or the BB King blues channel. Bob Seger on Climate Outrage, His Internet-Free Life and Hanging With Eminem 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Cleveland has only just begun to funnel his full story into records, documenting the hardships and joys of a difficult life devoted to bluegrass. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z "I really wasn't trying to hear what would go bluegrass and what wouldn't," McReynolds said. Bluegrass legend puts out album of Grateful Dead music 2010-10-27T00:18:00Z For my wife, Yana, and me, that path begins in Latrobe, 40 miles north of Bear Run, on a hillside blanketed in bluegrass. In Frank Lloyd Wright Country, Architecture and Apple Pie 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z There were also more acoustic strings, whether guitars or cellos or banjos or Wu Man’s lute-like pipa, on which she played traditional Chinese music like a fingerpicking bluegrass shredder. Big Ears Festival Stars the Avant-Garde 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z There are musical flourishes here, but they’re rare: “Lay Me Down,” which features high-energy flickers of bluegrass, or the thumping intro to “God’s Great Dance Floor,” which suggests a Kesha or Katy Perry song. New Music: JOE LOVANO US FIVE 2013-01-08T00:19:05Z They were also one of the few bluegrass bands to consistently place records on the country singles chart. Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z “It was so cool,” she said, “because nobody at my school knew what bluegrass was.” Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Born in and raised in the Tulsa, Okla. suburb of Broken Arrow, Chenoweth's earliest experiences with country music came from watching her great uncle play bluegrass. Kristin Chenoweth comes home for country album 2011-09-06T12:41:24Z Clogging differs from tap dancing because dancers keep their knees loose, emphasize the downbeat and usually perform to bluegrass. Urban Athlete: Clog-Dancing Class With City Stompers in Chelsea 2011-12-02T00:01:16Z In 1971 he and several other musicians formed the Seldom Scene, whose weekly performances at the Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria, Va., enhanced the capital area’s reputation as a haven for progressive bluegrass music. Mike Auldridge Dies at 73; Lent Dobro Fresh Elegance 2013-01-01T02:21:53Z Mr. Martin has won a Grammy for best bluegrass recording, and established a bluegrass and banjo prize in his name. ‘Bright Star’ Is Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s New Show 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z It encompassed several things this band does well, poses and beliefs that bluegrass demands. Music Review: Bluegrass Archetypes, With Gentle Voices of Ardor and Melancholy 2011-08-04T00:21:11Z Sierra Hull opened her Tuesday-night show at the Living Room with “Easy Come, Easy Go,” her genteel and wistful new single, a burst of adult-contemporary bluegrass. Music Review: Prodigious Talent Discovers Balance 2011-03-09T22:33:48Z Each day will feature live music at noon and 1:30 p.m.: bluegrass of course. Spare Times: For Children, for July 13-19 2012-07-12T21:18:54Z “I’ll always want to come back to bluegrass,” Tuttle said, though she does play with musical convention on the new album. Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Nowhere was this more evident than on their 1965 album “Berry Pickin’ in the Country,” a collection of bluegrass covers of Chuck Berry songs, including a chuffing take of “Memphis.” Jesse McReynolds, Lead Singer in Long-Running Bluegrass Duo, Dies at 93 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Though widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of bluegrass, Mr. Stanley said on numerous occasions that he did not believe his music was representative of the genre. Ralph Stanley, Whose Mountain Music Gave Rise to Bluegrass, Dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Even this show’s early numbers, extolling the homespun virtues of small-town life with harmonic “aahs” and folksy bluegrass chords, have a depressive undertow. Review: ’Groundhog Day,’ All Over Again, Now With Song and Dance 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Flash back, though, to happier times, when “Lone Star Love” was simply a bouncy Texas-set updating of Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” complete with bluegrass music. A Not-So-Merry Mix: Shakespeare, Bluegrass and Randy Quaid 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z "Bluegrass" is in four movements and channels the language of bluegrass music. Seattle-born Mark O'Connor is at home with bluegrass and Bach ? and Meany audiences will see and hear him on Saturday 2011-01-28T21:15:09Z They were the first bluegrass group of national renown to incorporate drums, electric bass, pedal steel guitar and even, on records, string sections. Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z In 1966, the bluegrass fiddler Richard Greene invented the basic chop and put it to work as a showpiece while soloing. How Do You Write Down a Scratching, Crunching Violin ‘Chop’? 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z “I started off in bluegrass, before there was rock and roll,” he said in the 2005 interview. Lonnie Mack, Singer and Guitarist Who Pioneered Blues-Rock, Dies at 74 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Hurley’s sounds have always danced along the continuum between the blues and bluegrass, resistant to trends. Michael Hurley, an Original Folk Iconoclast, Turns 80 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Later, between stints in the Navy and working at a railroad yard, he joined a rough-and-tumble bluegrass band called Sunday Valley, which got him comfortable onstage but didn't exactly provide a living. Singer Sturgill Simpson making noise as he straddles the country line 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z What a contrast this private tyrant is to the loving father, so gentle in public, who assembles his whole family to woo listeners with bluegrass music. ‘Pilgrim’s Wilderness’: in Alaska, a patriarch runs amok 2013-08-01T22:57:59Z For connoisseurs of American roots music, there is also country music from Ernest Tubb, bluegrass from Bill Monroe and a wide variety of guitar and piano blues, gospel and jug-band music. Library of Congress Gets a Mile of Music 2011-01-09T23:26:33Z “When I think of bluegrass, I think of Bill Monroe.” Ralph Stanley, Whose Mountain Music Gave Rise to Bluegrass, Dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z In February, 2021, Tuttle was writing songs for what was to be a third pop album when bluegrass songs began pouring out of her, a return to her comfort zone in anxious times. Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The McReynolds brothers sometimes incorporated electric and steel guitar into their performances in lieu of bluegrass’s customary banjo and fiddle. Jesse McReynolds, Lead Singer in Long-Running Bluegrass Duo, Dies at 93 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Her lyrics sounded like down-home poetry, plain-spoken in their wisdom, and her music drew from many different styles — country, bluegrass, old-time folk, older-time church music — without falling squarely into any one genre or market. Iris DeMent Is Worried About the World. So She Made Another Album. 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z The following year they recorded “Molly and Tenbrooks,” a Bill Monroe composition that the brothers played, note for note, in the new Bill Monroe style, which, in a few years, people would start calling bluegrass. Ralph Stanley’s Inimitable Voice 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z He brought those rustic sounds back to his bustling hometown and was eventually credited with helping to introduce Southern bluegrass to New York’s flourishing folk scene. Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z I would sing bluegrass music and I don’t fit in there; I would sing rock music and I’m probably a little too hillbilly for that. Chris Stapleton Rides His Own Country Music Wave 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z |
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