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…
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 [...]
RUSS BARENBERG/When At Last Writer: Barenberg; Producer: Russ Barenberg; Publisher: Laughing Hands, BMI; Compass (track) (www.compassrecords.com) The title of his publishing company says it all. Barenberg’s touch [...]
Guitar aficionados may be ready to hail the new display of virtuosity on Russ Barenberg’s When At Last—his first solo album in almost 20 years—but for the legendary guitarist himself, the value of the collection is somewhat different. “What I maybe have to bring [...]
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