by Christine | Mar 26, 2024
Welcome West is a modern American string band. Their sound is steeped in tradition while pushing the boundaries of the string band form and dipping into the many influences from their eclectic collective of musicians. The group emerged organically from an outdoor...
by Christine | Mar 26, 2024
The Town Howlers play traditional bluegrass music and are influenced by the great singers and pickers from the golden era of bluegrass, such as Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Vern Williams, and Jimmy Martin. With flashy picking, tight harmony singing, and original...
by Christine | Mar 26, 2024
Sycamore Bend is from Fresno, California and focuses on playing mostly original songs written by Dan Stein and Mike McDonald in the bluegrass style and instrumentation. With high driving instrumentation from banjo player Steve Hall, guitarist, Dan Stein, dobro player...
by Christine | Mar 26, 2024
Songwriters Hope Savage and Alan Bond met at Armando’s Listening Room in Martinez, California, at the monthly bluegrass jam over a decade ago. They found they made a darn good musical pairing. Teaming up formally in 2019 as Hope Savage Alan Bond Duo, they...
