JigJam is an award-winning ensemble from Ireland. The quartet combines traditional Irish music with bluegrass and Americana. they call this genre iGrass. Multi-instrumentalists Jamie McKeogh…
Artist Profiles: JigJam
Tag: Bluegrass
Artist Profiles: Kristin Scott Benson
Kristin Scott Benson grew up in South Carolina, surrounded by a musical family. After receiving a much-anticipated banjo for Christmas when she was thirteen, Kristin…
Artist Profiles: Rhonda Vincent
Rhonda Vincent was born July 13 1962 in Kirksville, Missouri. Vincent was raised on bluegrass first taking the stage with her family’s band the Sally…
Artist Profiles: Becky Buller
Becky Buller grew up in Minnesota. She played fiddle with her parents and Gordy and Roxy Shultz in the group Prairie Grass. She studied classical…
The Enthralling Intensity of Michael Cleveland’s Fiddle
Michael Cleveland – Tall Fiddler (Compass Records, 2019) Fiddler Michael Cleveland is one of the essential instrumentalists in the current bluegrass scene. On his album…
Remarkable Latin American and Bluegrass Alchemy
Che Apalache – Rearrange My Heart (Free Dirt Records, 2019) Che Apalache is a fascinating band from Buenos Aires (Argentina) that brings together Argentine, Mexican,…
Artist Profiles: Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens was born February 21, 1977 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer-songwriter and researcher, best known as one of…
Latingrass Phenomenon Che Apalache to Perform in Carrboro
Che Apalache, a remarkable group featuring North Carolinian and Argentine Musicians is currently touring the United States and is set to perform on Friday, April…
Artist Profiles: Che Apalache
Che Apalache is the demonstration of a powerful cultural and musical exchange. Formed in the urban neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, the string band ensemble draws…
Heartfelt and Sorrowful Castilian Bluegrass
Los Hermanos Cubero – Quique dibuja la tristeza (El Segell del Primavera, 2018) Quique dibuja la tristeza (Quique draws sadness) is the winner of this…