Chatham County Line: Not your father’s bluegrass
Chatham County Line explores music beyond bluegrass, from the Stones and Beck to the McIntosh County Shouters.
All posts filed under: Bluegrass Music
I grew up with Flatt & Scruggs and WSM’s Martha White show on the radio every morning, but truly went down the rabbit hole the first time I placed the needle on side 1 / track 1 of the “Circle” album
The quicksilver guitar stylings of Bryan Sutton
Bryan Sutton is the most accomplished and awarded acoustic guitarist of his generation.
Bela Fleck finds his way back to his roots
Bela Fleck’s first bluegrass album in more than 20 years came out this week. Progressive bluegrass at its best.
Festival favorites
Fan favorites from music festivals I’ve loved through the years.
Abigail Washburn and the building of cultural understanding
Washburn’s music builds cultural understanding on the communal experience of beauty and sound.
Tim O’Brien helps us work through these trying times
A mainstay on the roots music scene, O’Brien has a new album on getting through our trying times.
Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen offer bluegrass food for the soul
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen: favorites of the bluegrass festival circuit.
All about that bass
When it comes to underpinning traditional and new acoustic music, it’s all about that bass.
The trailblazing acoustic music of David Grisman
The pulsating rhythms of E.M.D. opening the 1977 DGQ album made me a fan for life.
The Steeldrivers continue exploring the heartbreak of broken affairs
The Steeldrivers’ 2020 album – coming after personnel changes – was a joy to Steelheads everywhere.
