Upon relaying my artistic moniker to people, I'm usually met with one of two reactions: 1. "Oh, weird...that's interesting" or 2. "Oh, weird... I don't get it." (I guess a third option would be, "Well, that's stupid.") My process of finding a moniker came out of a desire for artistic freedom in my writing, as…

Our partnership with our friends at Real Roots Radio in Southwestern Ohio continues as we move from Black History Month to Women's History Month! This time, we’ll bring you weekly collections of a variety of powerful women in bluegrass, country, Americana, folk, and elsewhere who have been featured on Real Roots Radio’s airwaves each weekday…

Since Strengeplukk (translation: “string plucking”) formed in Stavanger, Norway, in 2015, we have established ourselves as one of our country's most dedicated bluegrass bands. For the last ten years, we've played hundreds of concerts spanning the entire latitude of our homeland, as well as several festivals around Europe. Known for combining differing bluegrass traditions with…

Rose Cousins is nothing if not intentional. With her new album Conditions of Love – Vol 1 (out March 14), Cousins demonstrates a controlled discipline as she considers the most unruly of our emotions. The JUNO award-winning artist is a student of love, from the sweet certainty of “One Love” from her 2016 album If…

What does “home” mean? Answering this question became one of the main themes in my lyrics over the last several years – especially on my new album, Anything At All. After touring consistently for the first 15-20 years of my music career, I finally bought a house in South Philadelphia. Ten years later, my family…