Blog: the velvet rut

Bluegrass music (in all its many forms) is undeniably a part of my musical make-up. Growing up in rural western Virginia, the sounds of a banjo, mandolin, or flat-pick guitar were never too far away. Don't get me wrong, I rebelled like hell to listen to bluegrass music when I was young, preferring instead to dive into the modern rock sound (or college rock as it was then called) that was beginning to rise to prominence in the late 80's and early 90's. It wasn't until I discovered the music of Magraw Gap and [...]