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BGS + Sixthman Sessions at Sea: Cayamo Edition ft. Twisted Pine, “Come Along Jody”This year's Cayamo cruise made a stop in the British Virgin Islands, and caught Twisted Pine rolling through "Come Along Jody" on the shores of Jost Van Dyke's White Bay. Says the group of the song, "We wanted to feature Anh Phung on a ripping bluegrass tune, and this is…
LISTEN: Natalie Padilla, "Balsamroot"Artist: Natalie Padilla Hometown: Northampton, Massachusetts Song: "Balsamroot" Album: Montana Wildflower Release Date: March 31, 2023 Label: Heartseed Music In Their Words: "The first tune in this two-tune set is titled 'Pasqueflower' and was written as I was recovering from an intense second case of Covid in May of 2022,…
LISTEN: Sami Braman, "Weevils in the Grits"Artist: Sami Braman Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee (from Seattle, Washington) Song: "Weevils in the Grits" Album: Riveter Release Date: April 7, 2023 Label: Padiddle In Their Words: "This is the newest tune on the record, composed about a year ago after realizing I had never written a tune in Calico tuning…
Basic Folk - SistaStringsWHOA! SistaStrings is the real life sister duo of Monique (cello) and Chauntee (violin) Ross. Currently tearing it up on the road with Brandi Carlile and Allison Russell, The Ross sisters' musical roots began with their intense classical training, family gatherings and in church. All five of their siblings played…
Fiddles in FebruaryNov 22, 2022
Artist: Jason Carter Hometown: Lloyd, Kentucky Latest Album: Lowdown Hoedown Personal nicknames: Fiddler Which artist has influenced you the most ... and how? Del McCoury. I first heard Del when I was around 15 years old. At that time I was playing guitar and knew I wanted to play music for a living. When I…
Fiddles in FebruaryNov 21, 2022
Artist: 10 String Symphony Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Song: "Anxious Annie" Album: Generation Frustration Release Date: June 13, 2018 Label: Tasty Note Records/Distributed by Free Dirt Records In Their Words: "10 String Symphony is a deeply beloved but niche musical project, and it's been a few years since we've performed together. Christian and I played together…
Fiddles in FebruaryNov 15, 2022
Artist: Andy Leftwich Hometown: White House, Tennessee Latest Album: The American Fiddler Personal nicknames: “Ang,” which is an Andy Griffith Show reference. Ricky Skaggs started calling me that and it just stuck! Which artist has influenced you the most ... and how? I jokingly say I went to “Ricky Skaggs University,” but there’s a lot…
Fiddles in FebruaryNov 4, 2022
An Elephant Sessions gig is always a lively night out, but Alasdair Taylor admits that their last one, at Glasgow’s famous Barrowlands Ballroom, was something else. The band were celebrating their 10th anniversary with their biggest production to date, including a light show and the backing of a live string quartet. “There was so much…
Fiddles in FebruaryOct 13, 2022
As a musician, scholar (the holder of a B.A. in ethnomusicology), and songwriter, Jake Blount enjoys shredding stereotypes and defying conventional wisdom. His latest LP, The New Faith, is a conceptually ambitious, musically diverse, lyrically explosive work, one of the year's most intriguing and exciting in any idiom. But it also represents quite a stylistic…
