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…
Artist Profiles: Tim O’Brien
Category: Artist Profiles
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…
Artist Profiles: Steep Canyon Rangers
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…
Artist Profiles: The Renegades
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…
Artist 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…
Artist 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…
Artist Profiles: The Dillards
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.…
Artist Profiles: Dan Tyminski
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…
Artist Profiles: The Blind Boys of Alabama
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…
Artist 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…