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In the hands of a master like Peter Rowan, bluegrass is traditional and new at the same time on 'Calling You From My Mountain'.

He’s been a “music visionary” in Tex-Mex, Hawaiian, Reggae, Country, and more these past 50+ years, but he’s come back to his bluegrass roots on this new one. With talents like Billy Strings, Shawn Camp, Molly Tuttle, Lindsay Lou, and Mark Howard, the album also features Peter’s own band of extraordinary young players like Christopher Henry (mandolin), Max Wareham (banjo), Julian Pinelli (fiddle), and Eric Thorin (acoustic bass). “I’ve got a young band, it’s fabulous,” Peter has said. “They’re bursting with ideas. They’re in their years of inspiration.” Released June ...

This is an exclusive song premiere, part of The ARTery's effort to highlight New England musicians. The first sound you hear on Sir Orfeo’s “So Long” is the hollow plunk of a vintage drum machine. Like the steady beat of raindrops on a windowpane, it provides an anchor to the song’s enveloping reverb and new-agey synths. “Moving on/ So, so long,” Sir Orfeo’s Max Wareham sings in a tremulous falsetto, his voice awash in translucent harmonies. “So long is the way/ And short is the day.” The lo-fi warmth of "So Long," which Wareham recorded to cassette tape, takes him back to h...