Roots with a Side of Pop (or is that Newgrass?)

[kmiller1610]

I have been recently enjoying Sarah Jarosz first album and really appreciating the blend of older and newer music. Now obviously, this has been done recently in the Nickle Creek albums (especially the first), but I was wondering what other artists have blended an old world (Scottish/Irish folk) sound with some Newgrass / pop sensibilities, without drums or electrics.

[fAtHanD]

Check out Joy Kills Sorrow. They remind me of Nickel Creek but with a banjo player.

[Mark Hudson]

You might want to check out Crooked Still too. :-)

[JEStanek]

Republic of Strings and The Wayfaring Strangers are also worth checking out along similar lines, too.

Jamie

[adgefan]

The recent albums from Cahalen Morrison and Eli West and Joe Walsh are similar to Sarah Jarosz.

Away from the bluegrass/americana side of things you might like Lau and Genticoruum who are putting a modern twist on traditional Scottish and Québécois music respectively.

[Hector]

I think "Joys Kills Sorrow" shall be tagged "True Country". Like the "Westbound Rangers", they are re-proposing music that is very close of Roy Acuff spirit. Sarah Jarosz is very talented and plays beautiful music, but her work is sounding more "acousticana" : a blend of traditional, classical and contemporary music played with acoustic instruments.

[kmiller1610]

Thanks for the suggestions.