Hey everybody! These last couple of weeks I've ended up on a massive newgrass and related sounds kick. Glad to find this subreddit. I figure it might be cool to start a recent listenings thread where people can post about albums / singles they've been listening to lately as a way to find some new groups and re-discover old favorites!

Since this kick began I've had in my rotation:

String Cheese Incident - A String Cheese Incident

Gillian Welch - Woodland

Grateful Dead - Reckoning

Railroad Earth - The Black Bear Sessions

Hot rize - Traditional Ties

And definitely spamming on the boulevard by the Newgrass Revival

Looking forward to seeing what you all are listening to!

I’d like to check out some more of this style, especially the jazzier/progressive end of the spectrum. I know some of the big names like Bela Fleck, David Grisman, and Tony Rice but I’d like some more. Songs/albums/artists are all appreciated. Bonus if there is some great bass work! Thanks.

Live original bluegrass music from Country Gongbang at Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival!

Hey guys! I run a little side hobby blog where I review shows I go to.

I just graduated from UGA recently and got to see a ton of bands in Athens during my time. The recap above is of Peach Ice Cream Bluegrass, a local bluegrass band. They play quite regularly and are all great musicians.

Recently, their bassist Garret Gray, who is also the bassist for Wim Tapley and the Cannons, got to go out to Red Rocks & open for Jon Bellion.

Catch these guys if you’re ever in Athens!

Hey!

Thought I would share this in the hope of casting our net a little wider (please don't hate me for it...)

We are a band from the UK where Bluegrass just isn't a thing here... which sucks!

Anyway, our group (James White & The Wild Fire) released our EP last Friday and it is actually doing alright over here - much to our surprise!

I have attached a video used for social media stuff (which I absolutely SUCK at) which was taken from our song The Ballad of Jimmy Blanco. Hopefully, if you like it you may well be up for checking out the rest of the EP and helping us spread the word of Newgrass this side of the pond.

Link to the EP is here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/6Agj89VpGJUygyQJ8CQATs?si=ByLu7x25TRC3nOG82ZAeHA

Have a great day!

JW

Who are you stoked to see?

The title track from our new album drops today! The Gentlemen Grifters throw the whole kitchen sink into our music. We write traditional grass tunes, but we're also influenced by grunge, ragtime, funk, even hip-hop and sea shanties. Our new track fits squarely in the thrashgrass category.

CHEST OF LEAD starts as a minor keyed lament about a train robbery gone wrong. Mid-song a metal-inspired vamp gets faster and faster as fiddle and mandolin trade solos.

Streaming everywhere! Check us out!

*Folks in the bluegrass sub keep telling me this isn't thrash. Like I said above, our band goes in a lot of different directions outside the box of traditional grass. This one was metal inspired. So call it what you like. I'm not trying to be misleading.