Tomorrow's masters, today (Lexington Herald-Leader)
The idea behind the long-running Master Musicians Festival in Somerset has been to honor roots-music elders in areas of blues, folk and pre-bluegrass country in ways that make their work seems less like a museum piece and more like a living, breathing art form -- especially when it sits side by side on a concert bill with the similarly styled sounds of a younger generation. This year's festival ...
The idea behind the long-running Master Musicians Festival in Somerset has been to honor roots-music elders in areas of blues, folk and pre-bluegrass country in ways that make their work seems less like a museum piece and more like a living, breathing art form -- especially when it sits side by side on a concert bill with the similarly styled sounds of a younger generation. This year's festival ...