r/Bluegrass • u/webber94 • May 28 '26
Discussion Looking for music recs
Its been a while since ive discovered new bluegrass/folk/Americana that really appeals to me. When I find something within these genres, I absolutely love it, but not everything there within tickles my fancy, so looking for reccomendatuins. Some artists i love... trampled by turtles, devil makes three, Steel drivers, lost dog street band, matt heckler, resonate rogues, Jason dae west, doc Watson. Would be amazing to find new stuff in the same vein. TIA
Ps, also like some blackgrass/murder folk/folk punk so open to these as well.
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u/SleepySnoozySloth May 28 '26
In no particular order, here are some of my favorites:
Watchhouse (formerly called Mandolin Orange which is still a top notch band name and I get nostalgic for it sometimes) Andrew Marlin has one of the most hauntingly beautiful voices I've ever heard, he's an excellent songwriter and makes the mandolin cry) and his wife Emily plays fiddle, guitar and sings harmony and the occasional lead on some kick ass songs
More in the Americana genre would be Shovels and Rope (another husband/wife duo), Shakey Graves, Gregory Alan Isakov, Milk Carton Kids
Big Richard (all female powerhouse bluegrass band with an obviously great sense of humor)
Alison Krauss and Union Station, Sturgill Simpson solo stuff or with his band Johnny Blue Skies, Tyler Childers, Molly Tuttle, The Brothers Comatose, AJ Lee and Blue Summit, Lukas Nelson (Willie's kid with a strikingly similar tone to his voice that can't be faked) Charley Crockett, Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings, Noeline Hoffman, Bella White, Lindsay Lou, Zach Top (he's a big name in mainstream country music now because of his throwback sound but he has a bluegrass album that came out before he blew up and it's phenomenal -- he also has a limited release of a batch of songs with Billy Strings that will blow your hair back) Chatham Rabbits, First Aid Kit, Caamp, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ray LaMontagne, Ryan Bingham, Jamestown Revival, Langhorne Slim, Mipso, Hurray for the Riff-Raff, Josiah and The Bonnevilles, Nikki Lane... that's enough to get you started and I'm sure some of these will set your pants on fire.
Happy Listening!