Bryan Clark and Becky Schlegel

Thanks to Martha Moore of so much Moore Media (USA) for news and information on two contemporary bluegrass artists, who may be touring in Europe before long:

Bryan Clark (left), raised in Texas and resident in Nashville, has just released his sixth album: Gossip, inspiration & slander, a double disc combining acoustic and electric music. As a student of jazz guitar in California, he discovered the music of Ricky Skaggs. His 'underground' bluegrass trio Honeywagon (2002-6) recorded several Rolling Stones numbers, and their Green day, blue grass CD stayed on the Billboard charts for ninety weeks.

Bryan now teaches jazz harmony, composition, history of American song, and arranging at Belmont University, Nashville, and has had considerable success as a composer and performer. His lead singing and fine guitar work in a bluegrass setting can be seen and heard in eight videos on his website.

Becky Schlegel (right), raised in South Dakota, has appeared several times on IBMA World of Bluegrass songwriter showcases and on Garrison Keillor's 'Prairie Home Companion' show, has released three acclaimed CDs, and is in the studio working on a new one. She has had high praise both as a writer and a singer, and can be heard both on her website and on MySpace.