David Grisman

Bluegrass, even in its hipper incarnation as newgrass, is generally perceived to be the stomping grounds for goyim (look it up). But with the pairing of David Grisman and Andy Statman, perhaps that notion about the genre should change. Of course, each of those players, prior to working together, had put in time in a variety of relatively influential groups dealing in Americana in one way or another (I dunno if the Grateful Dead count. Maybe). But each one of these men have such a broad interest in performance, instrumentation and music in general, that the dueling mandolin extravaganza that could have resulted, comes in as an experimental look at the instrument and what it’s capable of doing. Read more