• Yonder Mountain String Band
• Leftover Salmon
• Mickey Hart Band
• North Mississippi Allstars
• Sam Bush
• Punch Brothers
• Dumpstaphunk
• Wookiefoot
• Split Lip Rayfield
• Cornmeal
• Everyone Orchestra
• Joe Purdy
• Elephant Revival
• Mishka
• Zach Deputy
• The Gourds
• Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
• Larry Keel & Natural Bridge
• Acoustic Syndicate
• Delta Rae
• Trampled Under Foot
• William Elliott Whitmore
• Adam Aijala and Larry Keel
• Darol Anger and Rusha Eggleston & Friends
• Big Sam’s Funky Nation
• Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra
• Brown Bird
• HoneyHoney
• Delhi 2 Dublin
• Tornado Rider
• Mountain Sprout
• Moonalice
• Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
• Andy Frasco
• Blue Martian Tribe
• Pert Near Sandstone
• White Ghost Shivers
• The Ragbirds
• Rose’s Pawn Shop
• Della Mae
• Honey Island Swamp Band
• Dirtfoot
• The Giving Tree Band
• Cas Haley
• Levi Lowrey
• Blame Sally
• Jay Nash
• Gabriel Kelley
• Yarn
• Tauk
• Bronze Radio Return
• The Congress
• Mouth
• Truckstop Honeymoon
• She's a Keeper
• Blackfoot Gypsies
• Adam Faucett & the Tall Grass
• Lightnin’ Malcolm
• The Hillbenders
• The Hogslop String Band
• Tyrannosaurus Chicken
• Deadman Flats
• Shedding Watts
• MONTU
• Sweetwater Rose
• Lauren Gray
• Cloud Dog
• Mosey West
• Brother Bagman
• Don't Stop Please
• Stiff Necked Fools
• Funk Trek
• Grass Crack
• Isayah's Allstars
• Sunset to Burns
• Space Camp
• Grazzhopper

Darol Anger and Rusha Eggleston & Friends

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Somewhere beyond or behind all musical borders lies a creative terrain where bluegrass, jazz, classical, pop, and various world musics mingle, played by musicians who care more for inspiration than they do for genre. If that place has a name, it's surely the Republic of Strings, for no one knows its contours better than veteran Darol Anger and a constantly developing population of young excellent string players, including Mike Block, Scott Law & Lauren Rioux. They have created the visionary musical landscape of the Republic, exemplified by their 2 recordings, Republic Of Strings and Generation Nation, for Compass Records, and yet-to-be-titled 2010 release.

Drawing from an array of sources that includes Bluegrass, Celtic and Appalachian musics, Ornette Coleman, Scandinavian string bands, Aretha Franklin and the quartet's own members, Generation Nation documents a unique intergenerational exchange. Compelling musical textures, elegant solos and vocals all emanate from a startlingly diverse group of guests. "There's a lot of respect and love going on among the players," says Anger, "and I think it comes out in the music". One listen proves that he's exactly right.

The Republic Of Strings has appeared at major music festivals all over the US including Rockygrass, Grey Fox, and Wintergrass. They have toured extensively in all parts of the country and have developed a deep empathy that has developed among its members over nearly eight years of concert appearances, teaching residencies and informal exchanges.