If you’ve been following bluegrass and flatpicking for the last decade or so, you may not have heard his name much, but Russ Barenberg has had an indelible (though unheralded) influence on the development of lead guitar and contemporary accoustic music. Barenberg was one of five guitarists (Dan Cray, Tony Rice, Larry Sparks and Norman Blake were the others) whose playing in the 1970s amplified the work of Doc Watson and Clarence White…
Russ Barenberg is one of those guitarists whom no one but other guitarists has heard of, but whose name is held in reverence by all guitarists. Of course, he's also [...]
Russ Barenberg has a lot to smile about these days. His new record When At Last is receiving high praise from all the critics, and he's just been nominated for a Grammy (best country instrumental) for the tune "Little Monk." Moreover, he gets to perform with folks like Edgar Meyer [...]
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 [...]
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