When Trio Brasileiro launch into a song, their joy and energy make their pride as ambassadors for the choro music of their native Brazil palpable. Their fleet fingerpicking might remind North American audiences of a musical virtuosity often associated with bluegrass,...
Bubbling up from the banks of the Mississippi River, Minneapolis-based trio The Last Revel’s “Front Porch Americana” has gained the band praise for their spirited live performances and soulful recordings. In 2017 the band released their third album,...
Long before catchall terms like Americana and Alt-Country became well-worn, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band blended their Southern California roots rock with some of country’s most hallowed songs and performers to record Will The Circle Be Unbroken. Whether the world...
Jon Hartford appears to be everywhere of late. Though the riverboat troubadour who exploded the boundaries of bluegrass died in 2001, he continues to show up in surprising and unlikely places. John’s song “This Eve of Parting” features prominently in...
“Talk about your amps! Talk about all the bands you’re in!” A Swallow Hill Music staffer playfully needled Aaron McCloskey to brag on himself, even just a little, one recent afternoon. Aaron just smiled and gave her a look of understated mortification. Only when asked...
