“Shadowbands,” a contemplative, atmospheric composition inspired by 2017’s solar eclipse, features Stoffel accompanied by Gina Furtado (banjo), acclaimed Irish fiddler/violinist Niall Murphy, co-producer Josh Morrison on guitar, and longtime colleague Ross Sermons (upright bass), “The musicians, whom I am honored to call very close friends of mine, all live scattered around the world, so we produced this video in an extreme socially-distanced fashion: Ross Sermons shot his …
This tune is a few years old now, but having just rediscovered it, I love it all over again. I assumed this was a cover, but no, this is a Punch Brothers original, off their album, Antifogmatic. As I said last year, “This is amazing, the most subtle, visionary use of bluegrass instrumentation which I’ve …
Legendary bluegrass banjo player, Earl Scruggs, died Wednesday at age 88 in a Nashville hospital. According to his sons, Scruggs died of natural causes. He was the last of the bluegrass pioneers. Scruggs’ influence on not only bluegrass and country but all of modern music is extraordinary. He pioneered three-finger, “Scruggs style” picking, an innovation …
This is amazing, the most subtle, visionary use of bluegrass instrumentation which I’ve ever heard, and I’ve heard a good deal. – EPB Oh Jesus. These guys were all toddlers when I was a punk/indie DJ in Charlottesville 20 years ago, and WNRN didn’t exist. The world keeps renewing itself. – Grant Cogswell (www.underthevolcanobooks.com) Haunting …