Some instrumentalists are so skilled the pictures they’re able to paint speak volumes and Barenberg is one of those artists — you can see smoke curling from a cabin’s chimney in the quiet of an early morning, the sun dancing on […]
Russ Barenberg is a guitar superstar that far too few people have heard of. Hopefully his latest release, When At Last, will bring his artistry to a more appropriately sized audience. Barenberg began his career in 1970 when he formed the seminal band Country Cooking, which also […]
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 […]
Guitar textures & sound shapes make meaningful & merry musical statements, August 5, 2007
By J. Ross
Russ Barenberg’s first solo album in about twenty years arrived in my mailbox […]
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 […]
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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