We hear Owen Saunders play fiddle up here in Michigan! A postscript to our southern trip: Hardcore rural bluegrass, and yet another new scene....

Here's a link to my story on the experience: http://outyourbackdoor.com/articles2002/owen.html

Here's the website for the band Owen is in: http://www.daviddavisandwrb.com/

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