Jalan Crossland is becoming quite the alum at the Beartrap Summer Festival! He's now taken the stage two days in a row--each day drawing a larger crowd. The local has drawn quite the gathering in the Casper area, as well as the state. The performer will be touring the state in the next few weeks, hitting Cody, Ten Sleep, Cheyenne, Gillette, and more...
One of the few acts at Beartrap Summer Festival that makes flatpicking a true art form--Rebecca Frazier and Hit Run stepped on stage to engage the festival crowd with some plucky, upbeat tunes.
Rebecca is nominated for Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Guitar Player of the Year, Emerging Artist of the Year, and Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year according to her website...
Modern vintage--good descriptors for The Likes Of Us, who hit the stage Saturday morning at the 2014 Beartrap Summer Festival. The six-member group says they want to transport people back to a simpler time in bluegrass music. Their more modern tunes draw in younger audiences, while their modern jazz renditions speak to the more mature audiences alike...
Their whole goal? To transport you back in time--to simpler, more melodic days, where vintage meets modern meets bluegrass. The Likes Of Us were second to take the stage at Beartrap Summer Festival this year.
Right before their third song, they asked the crowd, "Do we have any Katy Perry fans...
Ricky Skaggs is readying the release of his latest bluegrass project, ‘Music to My Ears,’ which is scheduled to hit stores on Tuesday, September 25. The album will contain 11 all-new tracks that will not only please his loyal bluegrass fans, but his more country followers, as well.
Another one of the coolest guys around is Steve Martin. He just happens to be one of my favorite inspirations, comedians, actors, and musicians (guy can play a banjo with the best of them! In fact, he used to hang out with John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.)
In 2009, Steve released his first all-music album, The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo, to critical acclaim and grand review
Obviously, the first thing you associate with the name Steve Martin is comedy, but it should not come as any surprise to country music fans that Steve Martin has announced the 2011 release of a new album.