Digging Up The Past

Hello, if you are reading this you may have noticed there has been a little face-lift around here. We’ll spare you the boring points but basically the site is now faster, more mobile friendly, easier to navigate, and generally more awesome. To honor this new epicenter of the Dig world I thought I’d dig up my all-time top five favorite posts from Dig past. So, without further adieu…

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The Wisconsin Bluegrass Fest

Beard weather and bluegrass music are upon us. Saturday January 11th a slew of phenomenal bluegrass acts will descend on the Majestic Madison Theater. The Dead Horses, The Evergreen Grass Band, Chicken WIre Empire, and The Smokin’ Bandits Duo (plus a special guest to be named later) will surely test the towns whiskey supply.

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Episodes of Virtuosity: Roy Haynes, Phineas Newborn Jr, Paul Chambers

We Three was originally released in 1958 and featured Roy Haynes (drums) Phineas Newborn Jr (piano) and Paul Chambers (bass). For me this album was love at first listen. The style was cool and straight ahead. The ensemble was well balanced in sound and technique, and the song choices and track lengths allowed the musicians to stretch out their ideas while remaining succinct and immediate.

In consideration of my recent post for the Paper Crane Collective I spent some time revisiting a few old favorites and rediscovered my love for this album. In supposition to this, today's Episodes in Virtuosity takes a closer look at the spectacular cut of After Hours from We Three.

Roy Haynes Phineas Newborn Jr Paul Chambers: After Hours

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