The Earls of Leicester
High-octane, period-accurate bluegrass that revives the golden age of the Foggy Mountain Boys. Virtuosic, joyful, and deeply rooted in Appalachian tradition.
High-octane, period-accurate bluegrass that revives the golden age of the Foggy Mountain Boys. Virtuosic, joyful, and deeply rooted in Appalachian tradition.
The Earls of Leicester are a bluegrass supergroup formed in 2013 by dobro master Jerry Douglas. The project is a dedicated tribute to the music of Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys, aiming to preserve and perform their 1954-1965 repertoire with absolute historical fidelity.
The band features a lineup of elite Nashville session players and bluegrass veterans, including Shawn Camp, Charlie Cushman, and Johnny Warren (son of original Foggy Mountain Boy Paul Warren). Their sound is characterized by the 'Scruggs-style' three-finger banjo picking and the Josh Graves-style dobro work that revolutionized the genre. Culturally, they serve as a bridge between the founding generation of bluegrass and contemporary Americana, winning a Grammy in 2015 for their debut. They are critically regarded as the gold standard for traditionalist revivalism, eschewing the 'progressive' or 'newgrass' trends of the last few decades to focus on the rhythmic drive and vocal clarity of the mid-20th century string band.
Shares bluegrass, banjo, open_field, americana (signature)
Shares bluegrass, fiddle, banjo, open_field (subgenre)
Shares bluegrass, fiddle, banjo, open_field (signature)
Shares high lonesome vocal stack, bluegrass, fiddle, banjo (detail)
Shares high lonesome vocal stack, bluegrass, fiddle, banjo (detail)
Shares bluegrass, fiddle, banjo, open_field (signature)
Shares bluegrass, fiddle, banjo, open_field (subgenre)
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