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Best Modern Bluegrass. Not so high and lonesome as the old timey stuff, but still great harmonies and real acoustic stringed instruments.
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The Infamous Stringdusters are a progressive acoustic and modern bluegrass band. They describe themselves as a “Grammy Award Winning Jamgrass Quintet.” The band first emerged in 2006 with the limited release of a five-song extended play CD titled The Infamous Stringdusters. This was followed in 2007 by their first album Fork in the Road. Both of th...
Railroad Earth is a bluegrass-influenced Americana band formed in Stillwater, New Jersey in 2001. The band’s music combines modern bluegrass with elements of folk, rock, country, jazz, Celtic and other Americana influences. As a Dead Head, I also appreciate that Railroad Earth is carrying on the tradition of heavily improvisational, genre-spanning ...
Although the folk and bluegrass collective Hackensaw Boys has known a multitude of different formations, they have never compromised on quality. The traditional sound from the Appalachians is at the base of their music, but it is supplemented with a modern twist. Overall, the band plays an eclectic blend of feel-good banjo music and bluegrass, with...
Ok you got me, Billy Strings technically isn’t a band so much as a single performer. Still, it’s hard to deny that he’s revolutionizing the bluegrass scene. As a young guitar virtuoso, Billy has breathed new life into songs by classic bluegrass artists like Doc Watson and Tony Rice. He also has a number of excellent original songs which you can hea...
Formerly known as Mandolin Orange, Watchhouse is an Americana/folk duo based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I had the pleasure of seeing them live (when they were still Mandolin Orange) and can vouch that it was an incredible show. I highly recommend getting tickets if Watchhouse is touring near you. The band currently consists of songwriter Andre...
Check out the following articles for more great bluegrass music: 1. The Top 12 Best Mandolin Players of All Time 2. The 30 Best Bluegrass Flatpicking Guitarists Of All Time 3. The Top 10 Best Bluegrass Songs of All Time 4. The 10 Best Bluegrass Gospel Songs Of All Time 5. Where and How Did Bluegrass Get Started?
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Best Modern Bluegrass. stephen Brown. 38 videos 297,189 views Last updated on Dec 9, 2019. Not so high and lonesome as the old timey stuff, but still great harmonies and real acoustic stringed...
Dec 6, 2023 · These days, contemporary bluegrass bands often merge genre standards with other genres like indie, rock, or blues. So if you’re a progressive bluegrass fan—or would like to be one!—here are six...
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