BY WALTER TUNIS
from Pop Matters, McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) 14 April 2008
Never mind that the guitarist was among a pack of eager bluegrass thrill seekers in the 1980s, a gang that included star players like Bela Fleck and Jerry Douglas, that forged new acoustic voices…
For the past thirtyplus years, Russ Barenberg's name has been synonymous with tasteful and tuneful flatpicking guitar. Although his prior solo albums and his work with Tony Trischka, Andy Statman, Country Cooking, Fiddle Fever, and Jerry Douglas & Edgar Meyer influenced and inspired countless musicians [...]
In 2007, guitarist Russ Barenberg released When At Last, and was promptly nominated for a Grammy. That's an exclusive ticket. For Russ, the big fun was heading off to Los Angeles for the 50th annual awards show, and having a mini-reunion with old friends and former bandmates Tony Trischka and Andy Statman who were also [...]
Nashville-based bluegrass guitarist Russ Barenberg has just released his first solo record in nearly twenty years called When At Last. For those not familiar with Barenberg, he is, without a doubt, one of the finest acoustic [...]
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