Sam Bush

For The Sake Of The Song: Sam Bush “Carcinoma Blues”

September 22, 2025 Martin Johnson 0

Sam Bush has long been regarded as one of the leading exponents of the mandolin and fiddle, and with New Grass Revival, he helped develop the progressive bluegrass genre. For the last thirty years, he has […]

For The Sake Of The Song: The Dillards “I’ve Just Seen A Face”

June 23, 2025 Martin Johnson 6

With Ringo’s new country album, “Look Up”, grabbing plaudits from all and sundry, it seems timely to look at a Beatles’ track that came to be a bluegrass standard and helped in the development of country […]

Shelby Means “Shelby Means”

May 22, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Excellent debut from award-winning bass-playing singer-songwriter. Shelby Means is one of the great female double bass players in bluegrass music along with the likes of Missy Raines, Vickie Vaughn and Katie Blomarz. She has been a […]

Danny Burns to release third album featuring star guests

April 17, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Danny Burns, the Irish singer-songwriter, now based in South Carolina, has announced the release of his latest album “Southern Sky” via Bonfire Recording Co on 22nd August 2025. The album is Burns’ third full-length album for […]

Interview: The Big Wu’s Chris Castino shares his love of pickles and bluegrass

February 22, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

The challenges of reimagining rock songs as bluegrass staples with the help of newgrass legends. The jamband scene in America has always been bluegrass friendly because of the rhythm inherent in the music and the instrumental […]

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