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While it might be hard to fathom a diehard traditional country act originating from New York City, such is the case with the Dark Horses Formed in 1997, the group honed its craft with a vibrant live show and mixing alternative with traditional country leanings
Known to country fans mainly as the act in which Skeeter Davis originally rose to fame, the Davis Sisters’ career would have surely been much more influential and successful if tragedy hadn’t derailed them just after their first hit
The Davis Twins were an altogether different sort of sibling proposition than the the Davis Sisters, one quite obvious factor being double the head count of Davis relations on-stage in the latter group
An eclectic range of music serves as the repertoire of the Yorkshire, England-based Deighton Family Led by father, Dave, who plays melodeon, harmonica, fiddle and guitar and sings lead, and, mother, Josie, who plays acoustic guitar and bodhran, the seven-piece group blends Cajun two-steps, bluegrass breakdowns, folk ballads, blues and roots rock and roll into their infectious, good-natured, sound
The Delmore Brothers are not nearly as well-known as such early country giants as the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, and Hank Williams The reasons for this, upon close inspection of their work, are not readily apparent
Jim Causley from Devon, Lauren McCormick from Derbyshire, and Emily Portman from Somerset first met during a trailblazing four-year folk and traditional music degree course at Newcastle University in 2002
This young group emerged out of the Portland music scene in the mid- to late ’90s, performing traditional string band music influenced by artists such as Charlie Poole, Clarence Ashley, Bill Monroe, and Uncle Dave Macon
One of the leading lights of progressive bluegrass in the ’60s, the Dillards played a major part in modernizing and popularizing the sound of bluegrass, and were also an underappreciated influence on country-rock
As tough as the life of a professional musician must have been in the ’30s, the plight of a typical Carolina millworker was a whole lot worse This was the background that Dorsey and Howard Dixon were born into, as they and their family all worked in the mills of Darlington, Lancaster, and Greenville, SC, as well as East Rockingham, NC
Missouri group the Domino Kings have built their career on a foundation of traditional-minded honky tonk and rockabilly In addition to covering songs by heroes such as Faron Young, Merle Haggard, and Buck Owens, the group writes its own neo-traditionalist music