Steep Canyon Rangers Are “A String Band Again”
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Darren Nicholson Wants His Style of Bluegrass to Sound Different
The mandolinist, songwriter, and frontman leans into the regional sounds and communities of Western North Carolina on his latest, Lonesome Trails and Tall Tales.
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