Jorgenson is a musical chameleon in the truest sense; his ability to weave in and out of genres and transcend labels has made him one of the most intriguing instrumentalists of the past several decades
Randy Wood
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Mark and Maggie O’Connor’s musical marriage
Mark & Maggie O’Connor at Randy Wood GuitarsSat., May 11, 8 P.M., $43 MARK O’CONNOR IS a renowned violin player and guitarist – having worked with giants of the industry […]
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Blue Highway @Randy Wood’s Pickin’ Parlor
Simultaneously hearkening to the sounds of yesteryear while pushing the boundaries of the genre.
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5 Questions: David Bromberg
“I didn’t think I would ever play again. If I had realized it was burnout, I would have taken nine months off and been fine. But instead I felt that I had to find another way to live my life.”
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Pickin’ on Junior Brown
“When I got into this thing, I had this self-confidence and a fantasy of becoming successful. Well, that self-confidence and fantasy hasn’t changed any. I’m older now, but I can still cut the mustard.”
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The belle of bluegrass
“I didn’t even consider playing in the band until one night we were sitting around the campfire, and I started singing,” Lynch recalls. “They went ‘Wow, we didn’t know you could sing.'”
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The banjo to beat
Mark Johnson is a pioneer among contemporary American banjo players. Unlike his buddy Bela Fleck, whose music came to incorporate diverse elements of jazz, classical and world music, Johnson has […]
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Where the bluegrass grows
If there’s such a thing as a bluegrass supergroup, the Boxcars are it. Between them, the five members of this newly–formed outfit have played with all of the top names […]
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The best of bluegrass
Claire Lynch is a musician’s musician. New York–born and Alabama–bred, Lynch has been making beautiful bluegrass music since her late teens. Her first outfit, Hickory Wind, morphed into the Front […]
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‘I love the music more’
Ronny Cox gets approached all the time, in airports, in restaurants and on the street. Inevitably, strangers recognize him – they’re sure they know him from somewhere. Was it Des […]
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The guitar man
The late Chet Atkins was indisputably Tommy Emmanuel’s biggest fan. “I think he’s probably the greatest finger–picker in the world today,” said the greatest finger–picker in the world (Atkins was […]
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Back in blue
Smack in the middle of Mountain Heart’s most popular instrumental rave–up, “#6 Barn Dance,” the award–winning bluegrass sextet will veer into 4/4 time and start banging out some familiar–sounding chords […]