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In this episode of Music Trails we meet Grammy nominated Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar, Singer, Songwriter Bruce Molsky. Bruce talks about his upcoming participation in the Folk Alliance International, as well as his partial tour schedule for 2023. Bruce shares his musical journey from being introduced to music at an early age, to picking up the fiddle and banjo while an engineering student at Cornell, his day in the mountains of North Carolina with the great fiddle player Tommy Jarrell, to his collaboration with musicians from all over the world playing a variety of genres but staying close to his Old Time Music roots. Hear Bruce play live a Music Trails first.
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American fiddler, banjo player, guitarist, singer, songwriter
"Bruce Molsky is one of those great players who 'gets it': has all the links to the past but is happy not to be chained to it" — Mark Knopfler
"The effortlessness and ease with which Bruce plays and sings has always been something I've deeply admired. It is a rarity to hear music that lacks ego and puts soulfulness and a respect for tradition at the forefront. Bruce is simply one of the greatest musicians there is, period." — Sarah Jarosz
“After a long career that stands as a fiddle masterclass, comes a beautiful eclectic album of song and six-string wizardry, a rare treat indeed.” — John Paul Jones
"Love what you and the band have done with the song Bruce [Between the Wars]" — Billy Bragg
"Molsky is easily one of the nation's most talented fiddlers...he transports you ... geographically, historically, and most of all emotionally" — Mother Jones
"It is no exaggeration to say that Bruce Molsky is one of the greatest American fiddlers of all time. His playing is mesmerizing and transporting, and best experienced live" —WBUR (Boston NPR)
"An absolute master" —No Depression
"An incredible power of history and tradition in his vocal" — Linda Ronstadt
"One of the world's premier Appalachian-style fiddlers" — Bloomberg News
"A mystical awareness of how to bring out the new in something that is old" — Mark O'Connor
BRUCE MOLSKY - FIDDLE BANJO GUITAR & SONG
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