The Christmas Edition The Bluegrass Standard Dec 2024.
As the Christmas 2024 season approaches, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the joy of music and the spirit of gift-giving. The December issue of The Bluegrass Standard, offers up some special features for you to savour and share.
Kick off the holidays with Andy Hall’s bluegrass journey from Boston to Nashville and his chance jam session that led to the formation of The Infamous Stringdusters.
This issue also highlights Becca Stevens, a two-time Grammy nominee and broadway actress who pours her heart into her latest album, Maple to Paper.
Terry Costa’s creation, the Cordas World Music Festival, celebrates stringed instruments from around the globe, connecting musicians worldwide and uniting them through the love of strings.
Meet Cutter & Cash and The Kentucky Grass, two brothers who were raised in Kentucky and been steeped in bluegrass since birth.
There is a spotlight the Magnolia Street String Band, named after the street, where their first practice space was located, and Louise Price, founder of the Piedmont Instrument Classes for Kids (P.I.C.K.), an after-school program that teaches the joys of playing stringed instruments in grades three through five.
Explore the birthplaces of iconic foods shaped by their regions’ cultural, geographical, and historical influences and guide to Appalachia’s farm-to-table culture and rich traditions.
Neo-traditional Americana songwriter Kate MacLeod reflects on how recent life changes infused fresh themes of personal growth and transformation in her work.
The Down Hill Strugglers reveal how they carry forward the 1920s and 1930s sounds, drawing inspiration from old field recordings.
Finally, enjoy the inspiring music of The Hillbilly Thomists, whose acoustic roots are steeped in faith.
Read this month’s edition of The Bluegrass Standard here.
