STEEP RAVINE (Northern California)
Part bluegrass, folk, and gypsy jazz, this quartet are noted for their dynamic acoustic sound, original songwriting, close vocal harmonies, and string-playing virtuosity. Steep Ravine draws their influences from far and wide, including Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, Tony Rice, David Grisman, Neil Young, Django Reinhardt, and Stephane Grappelli to name a few. The band’s collective abilities cross multiple musical genres, bringing a fresh, distinctive sound to original tunes and arrangements alike.
Listen here:
https://steepravine.bandcamp.com/album/trampin-on
http://www.steepravineband.com/
CANYON JOHNSON (Bay Area)
This dynamic bluegrass outfit draws from the rich traditions and timeless themes of the music's founders while making it fresh and relevant to the present with intricate arrangements, soulful harmonies, and tasteful picking. In 2013, Canyon Johnson was honored to be selected performers on Vern’s Stage during the California Bluegrass Association’s Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival, and at the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
http://canyonjohnson.org/
GREEN WILLOW GIRLS (Bay Area)
Green Willow Girls perform both traditional and modern bluegrass. Margaret Green plays a mean fiddle and sings harmony; Terri Kempton strums the guitar and sings lead. It’s the sweetest bluegrass you’ll ever hear.
Listen here: http://greenwillowgirls.bandcamp.com/
http://greenwillowgirls.bandcamp.com/