darol anger Nashville, Tennessee
Darol Anger has helped drive the evolution of contemporary violin through pathbreaking ensembles such as his Republic Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Montreux, Psychograss, and others. Composing, teaching, and performing internationally since 1977, he has produced numerous important recordings and soundtracks. ... more
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Peripheral Visions
by Grant Gordy
It's simply the best music to come out of Acoustic String bands for this decade or any decade. Deeply emotional, atmospheric, virtuosic, deeply embedded in Jazz and original string expressions.
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Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite
by Mr Sun
The project that ate our lives for a year. A bold string-band response to the greatest American composers, Duke Ellington &Billy Strayhorn, and their radical take on Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.
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Stunningly beautiful songs wrought with pedal steel and nylon-string guitar that cast mesmerizing melodic shapes.
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The Flowers That Bloom in Spring
by Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert
Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert offer up a stunning minimalist country record, conjuring huge emotions with little more than vocals & guitar.
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Hell on Church Street
by punchbrothers
A re-envisioning of Tony Rice's classic album "Church Street Blues" from Brooklyn progressive bluegrass quartet Punch Brothers.
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All The Good Times
by Starlings, TN
Members of punk act reassemble to make atmospheric and gutsy bluegrass songs about barbeque and whiskey.
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