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I had the wonderful opportunity recently to sit down and have an extensive conversation with Ryan Kelly and Silas Rea of North Fork Crossing. For those who aren't aware yet, Northfork Crossing is a 5 piece new age Bluegrass band from Bozeman, Montana who pride themselves with their music as being the evolution of string band music. The group recently released their second studio album titled Portland Rose, which consists of 12 unique tracks that give the listener a feeling as

The first time I heard this gentleman’s name was on Dawg and T, the legendary live album recorded in 1997 at Acoustic Stage in Hickory, NC. A timeless record that features David Grisman and Tony Rice sitting up on a small Appalachian stage simply picking some of the best Bluegrass ever picked. Acoustic Stage began in 1992 as a nonprofit organization that survived on community support, and it continued until 2005. After an eight year absence, they returned in 2013 and produced

What better of a way to kick summer off than down in St. Louis with this star studded lineup at the Arch Deluxe Block Party hosted at Atomic by JAMO. Leftover Salmon is no slouch when it comes to throwing a good party. Less than two weeks had passed since their own High Country Kauai festival, before coming back to the mainland to throw down in the Gateway to the West. I can’t lie, I was personally only able to make it on Saturday, but Friday sure looked like a hoot! By the t

“I’m going away, I’m leaving today, I’m going but I’m never coming back” Dark Hollow was written in 1957 by Bill Browning, a young West Virginia truck driver who aspired more than anything to be a successful musician. He formed The Echo Valley Boys & impressed a local restaurant owner; Frank J. Videmsek. So much so that Frank decided to invest in the group by becoming the act's first producer, manager and going as far as starting his own record label, “Island Records". Inclu

This song has been in my rotation very heavily the last few months, and since Bob Weir’s passing I’ve tried listening to every live version I can find that he played on.