Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Paintbrush-wielding zen master Bob Ross may or may not have said “If if it ain't fun, you're doing the wrong thing.” Even if he didn’t, that’s a statement that rings louder than Big Ben in his cheery old London bell tower at high noon, and one that has become the guiding philosophy for Saskatchewan string... Continue Reading →
Long winters spent cozied up indoors lend themselves to fruitful periods of creativity in the Land of 10,000 Lakes; in the last fifteen years, there have been a plethora of phenomenal string bands born in Minnesota. “I think it’s called the ‘O Brother Effect’,” says mandolin player Nate Sipe of Minneapolis-based newgrass collective Pert Near Sandstone,... Continue Reading →
Southeastern Utah-based 3hattrio, makers of “American desert music”, is comprised of Hal Cannon (co-founder of the Deseret String Band, founder of the Western Folklife Center, and the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering), Greg Istock (painter, producer, and scholar of experimental jazz and Carribean music), and Eli Wrankle (music student at Southern Utah University). Their music is born... Continue Reading →
Born and raised in Montreal, Kaia Kater grew up surrounded by folk music, “My mother was a folk festival director. The apple doesn’t fall that far from the tree,” she says with a laugh. “My grandfather, a talented and wild spirit, is a luthier. The dean of his university didn’t really know what to do... Continue Reading →
When one thinks of music from the Southern California region, those thoughts probably do not include a string band combining bluegrass overtones with a touch of classic rock. Despite the anachronistic sound, Moonsville Collective brings a fresh, modern feel to their songs and production with their newest release, Heavy Howl. While there are moments where the group... Continue Reading →