Nickel Creek Repeat Themselves Anew on ‘Celebrants’
Celebrants finds Nickel Creek returning after nearly a decade. Sean and Sara Watkins tell PopMatters about finding creativity in repetition and their ambitious new album.
Celebrants finds Nickel Creek returning after nearly a decade. Sean and Sara Watkins tell PopMatters about finding creativity in repetition and their ambitious new album.
Dan Tyminski and friends Molly Tuttle, Jerry Douglas, and Sam Bush join forces to pay tribute to bluegrass guitar legend Tony Rice on One More Time Before You Go.
In the hands of a master like Peter Rowan, bluegrass is traditional and new at the same time on Calling You From My Mountain.
Béla Fleck is taking his latest album, My Bluegrass Heart, on tour alongside some of the best bluegrass musicians on the planet.
Punch Brothers interpret bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice’s 1983 brilliant album, Church Street Blues. It’s a fascinating project and a rewarding listen.
It was an uplifting two-night run and a genuine treat to have the String Cheese Incident back in the Bay Area to celebrate the sacred Days Between.
PopMatters talks with Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek about the beloved acoustic trio's vinyl reissues of their first three major studio albums.
Bluegrassy Chatham County Line expand their sound into alternative country with a natural fluidity on Strange Fascination.
New Zealand bluegrass band Albi & the Wolves renovate their sound with their electrifying new album, This Is War.
Progressive bluegrass band the Infamous Stringdusters follow up the Grammy-winning Laws of Gravity with Rise Sun, a journey into the light.
Greensky Bluegrass has always been a band prone to jamming, but in the studio, they have generally kept the songs briefer. But All for Money finds them confidently stretching out on multiple occasions. And they manage to make it work each time.
Mountain Heart is a veteran quartet who rely on their musical wisdom to create a polished yet rustic sound on Soul Searching.