Born in 1954, O’Brien grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia listening to the Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller records played by his parents and a…
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Artist Profiles: Tiempo Libre
Childhood friends Tiempo Libre’s members individually fled from Cuba and eventually reunited in Miami where they enjoyed thriving careers performing touring and recording with such…
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The North Carolina-based Steep Canyon Rangers are Mike Guggino (mandolin), Charles Humphrey III (bass), Woody Platt (guitar), Nicky Sanders (fiddle) and Graham Sharp (banjo). The…
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The Renegades is the most famous steel band from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1997 they won their third consecutive “Panorama” (National Championship) and entered in…
View More Artist Profiles: The RenegadesArtist Profiles: The Lee Boys
Part of the “Sacred Steel” movement, Florida band the Lee Boys (most of whom are related) put pedal steel guitar at the front of their…
View More Artist Profiles: The Lee BoysArtist Profiles: Finlay MacDonald
Finlay MacDonald was born in 1978. He is a Scottish bagiper and composer. Finlay MacDonald started learning the highland bagpipe at the age of ten…
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The Dillards’ Rodney Dillard (guitar) and Douglas Dillard (banjo) grew up playing music with their family and friends including a teenaged John Hartford in Missouri.…
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Dan Tyminski was born on June 20, 1967 in Rutland, Vermont. He is one of the most recognizable and popular male vocalists in bluegrass. Since…
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Formed in the late 1930s, The Blind Boys of Alabama predate Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Al Green. While a huge gospel sensation back in…
View More Artist Profiles: The Blind Boys of AlabamaArtist Profiles: The Campbell Brothers
The Campbell Brothers, from Rush, New York, perform Sacred Steel: African-American gospel music with electric steel guitar and vocals. This tradition is just now emerging…
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