In 1973, Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia fulfilled a longtime dream when he formed the bluegrass supergroup known as Old & In the Way. For the rock & roller, circling back to his acoustic roots was more than just scratching a creative itch — it was a spiritual calling.
“It was something that was organic and fun,” Peter Rowan, singer, songwriter, and former Oitw guitarist, tells Rolling Stone. “And that evolved into playing [shows]. ‘Let’s take this outside.’”
On the ground level, Old & In the Way’s self-titled 1975 debut album was one of the...
“It was something that was organic and fun,” Peter Rowan, singer, songwriter, and former Oitw guitarist, tells Rolling Stone. “And that evolved into playing [shows]. ‘Let’s take this outside.’”
On the ground level, Old & In the Way’s self-titled 1975 debut album was one of the...
- 3/28/2024
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
It’s one of the first cold fall nights in the mountains of East Tennessee and Lindsay Lou is tightening her winter coat as she prepares to take the outdoor stage at CaveFest, an Americana and bluegrass gathering held southeast of Nashville at the Caverns, an underground venue with an aboveground amphitheater.
“I feel more deeply connected with myself and everyone around me,” the singer-songwriter tells Rolling Stone backstage. “Even if my life blew up for a few years.”
Lou, an artist who has been deftly weaving bluegrass into ethereal,...
“I feel more deeply connected with myself and everyone around me,” the singer-songwriter tells Rolling Stone backstage. “Even if my life blew up for a few years.”
Lou, an artist who has been deftly weaving bluegrass into ethereal,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
The first time Grammy-winning Americana/bluegrass act Steep Canyon Rangers played the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, the group was adorned in full suits and encircling a lone microphone.
“It was probably around 2004,” Rangers singer-banjoist Graham Sharp tells Rolling Stone backstage at the recent Suwannee Spring Reunion festival. “We’ve been able to trace our band and its evolution through this festival, from being a traditional bluegrass band to being whatever the hell we are now — this place is a natural home for that.”
Sandwiched...
“It was probably around 2004,” Rangers singer-banjoist Graham Sharp tells Rolling Stone backstage at the recent Suwannee Spring Reunion festival. “We’ve been able to trace our band and its evolution through this festival, from being a traditional bluegrass band to being whatever the hell we are now — this place is a natural home for that.”
Sandwiched...
- 4/2/2023
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
With a Cheshire Cat grin, Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman stood in front of a microphone at FloydFest in the wee hours of Saturday morning, basking in the moment. “It ain’t anybody’s first rodeo around here,” the singer-guitarist chuckled to the roar of the hardcore crowd.
Indeed, in its 19th installment, FloydFest has been around the block, but somehow it’s maintained its place as one of the best-kept secrets on the national festival circuit. Situated on a mountaintop in rural southwest Virginia, the event is tucked down...
Indeed, in its 19th installment, FloydFest has been around the block, but somehow it’s maintained its place as one of the best-kept secrets on the national festival circuit. Situated on a mountaintop in rural southwest Virginia, the event is tucked down...
- 7/29/2019
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
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