Sam Bush & The Brothers Comatose in Northampton

Sam Bush is an American mandolinist, fiddler and singer, born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1952. He is known for co-founding New Grass Revival and for progressive bluegrass songs such as “Same Ol’ River” and “Howlin’ at the Moon,” as well as solo albums including Glamour & Grits and Laps in Seven. New Grass Revival toured through the 1970s and 1980s, including a period opening for and backing Leon Russell. After the group disbanded, Sam Bush joined Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers, appearing on the live album At the Ryman, recorded during an engagement in Nashville. His own band later made repeated appearances at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

The Brothers Comatose are an American acoustic string band formed in San Francisco in 2008 by brothers Ben and Alex Morrison. Their music draws on bluegrass, folk and country, and their catalog includes the albums Respect the Van, City Painted Gold and Ink, Dust & Luck, as well as songs such as “To Be Young” and “The Way the West Was Won.” The group has toured with The Devil Makes Three and performed at Outside Lands and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Its California festival history also includes High Sierra Music Festival.