Photo: Trent George Grogen - Mountain Trout Photography
Well, we like to think of the midweek instrumental slot as being an opportunity to take a mindful respite from the onslaught of the world. “No Words Just Music!” is the slogan. However, it’s only fair that we warn y’all that ‘Up In Bigfoot Country’ is not exactly shy and retiring and introspective – this is music to have you up and bopping in an approved Bluegrass manner. But no line dancing y’hear, that’d be anathema.
Andy Hall of the Infamous Stringdusters is releasing an album of Bluegrass instrumentals on June 23rd, it’s called ‘Squareneck Soul.‘ It’s his first solo release for some fifteen years, and features an array of talented musicians alongside Andy Hall – on this song you’ll hear Sierra Hull (mandolin), Bryan Sutton (guitar), Wes Corbett (banjo), and Travis Book (bass).
Hall is rightly pleased with the new music saying “‘Squareneck Soul’ is truly a project from my heart and my soul. A slide guitar record 15 years in the making. It’s a collection of original instrumental tunes designed as a template for bluegrass improvisation. I think of it as a musical playground for some world-class pickers!”
The best Americana albums are often a blend of a variety of roots music styles, and sometimes draw in influences from well beyond our little corner of the musical forest. And Bluegrass as we’ve seen in recent Bluegrass Briefs installments is no exception. So, the New Orleans funk of ‘Right…
What a stunningly talented performer Andy Hall is. This solo video of 'Squareneck Soul' features just Hall and his squareneck Dobro guitar, notes slipping, sliding and tumbling. His nimble fingers and sweeping steel find a gorgeous melody. It's captivating to watch and he makes the tremendously difficult appear effortless. Filmed…
Andy Falco and Travis Book of The Infamous Stringdusters have teamed up to honour one of their biggest musical influences, Jerry Garcia, through a collaborative album 'Falco and Book Play Jerry Garcia' available on August 4th via Americana Vibes. It's an album that has evolved in its concept - originally it was planned to be a live…
Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
