Video from the Academy
A lovely video here about the Academy weekend. Thanks to Julie Macie for all her work on this.
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Jacques DiCroce reviews “Rembering Doc Watson”
“Remembering Doc Watson is a labor of love and, for musicians, a master class in Doc’s music and style.” Jacques DiCroce’s review is exactly the kind that anyone could wish for: reasoned, informed, and well-written. Check out his review as posted to the website of the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association.
Read moreDoc tribute video
A lovely tribute video to Doc Watson featuring a performance he did with the Kruger Brothers, and which also was included as a track on the recent CD, Doc: Remembering Doc Watson.
Read moreThe KBs made the Shiny Sheet!
The Palm Beach Daily News, known as the Shiny Sheet, is the official voice of all things Palm Beach. The photos carried there define the rarefied culture that exists in Palm Beach, and many socialites long to be captured in its pages. This spring, after a date at the Palm Beach Society for the Four [...]
Read more“Remebering Doc Watson” to launch at MerleFest
Fourteen tracks, all from the Doc Watson repertoire, in new recordings from the Kruger Brothers–Doc: Remembering Doc Watson, a new CD from the Kruger Brothers will launch on April 24 at MerleFest.
Read moreMariposa!
Mariposa, the Grande Dame of Folk Festivals, was founded in 1961 in Orillia, Ont, by Ruth Jones, her husband, Dr Crawford Jones, and Pete McGarvey. The name ‘Mariposa’ was taken from Stephen Leacock’s book Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, in which the ‘little town,’ a thinly disguised Orillia, was called Mariposa. And in it’s [...]
Read moreTwo new albums due this spring
It’s been a while since a recording of new music for the Krugers, though this spring will no doubt have made it worth the wait. Two discs, both to be launched at Merlefest at the end of April, represent the two poles of Kruger music. A live recording—the first for the KBs—will present “The Spirit [...]
Read moreReturn to Music Fest ‘n Sugar Grove
We’re delighted to be returning to the 14th annual Music Fest ‘n Sugar Grove, July 12 and 13. The MusicFest n’ Sugar Grove has become a favorite of bluegrass, old-time, blues and Americana music lovers, and features bands whose music has been influenced by the music of Doc Watson. This year we are joined by [...]
Read moreBenefit concert for the Community Care Clinic, Boone, NC
The Kruger Brothers are delighted to be supporting an important community initiative with their music. On March 3 they’ll be playing at the Watauga High School Auditorium in Boone, NC, in order to benefit the Community Care Clinic. Tickets for the show are available at the Mast General Store in Boone, or at the Community [...]
Read moreMerlefest to feature KBs, Kontras Quartet performing Appalachian Concerto
The KBs and the Kontras Quartet will be presenting the Appalachian Concerto from the Watson Stage–the main festival stage–at MerleFest on Sunday April 28 at 12:45. It’s a unique performance in a unique setting, and one that will no doubt be memorable.The Watson Stage is named after Doc Watson, the founder of the festival which [...]
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