Reviews
Scroggins & Rose Make Space for Imaginative Listening with New Album “Curios”"Curios is fanciful and fascinating as a creative body of work....The grace with which spaciousness and tonal poise is applied to both parts evokes the formality of Rose’s classical training and the technical adeptness and compositional complexity evokes Scroggins propensity for bluegrass energy."
- American Songwriter - |
Curios - Scroggins And Rose"Make no mistake, Scroggins & Rose are not trying to slip their music in as bluegrass per se, but rather to share their experiences in touching both the world of Western classical and American traditional music by exploring the dynamics and capabilities of a string duet."
- Bluegrass Unlimited - |
GRAMMY-Nominated Violinist Alisa Rose and Mandolinist Virtuoso Tristan Scroggins Release ‘Curios,’ a Musical Dialog Expressed Between Classical and Bluegrass"Curios’ compositional focus transforms the album’s sensitive arrangements into meaningful stories... The haunting “Stellar Sea” track combines the technical challenge of counterpoint composition with two powerful melodies inspired by the emotional conflict and uncertainty of a cancer diagnosis; listeners follow along as the competing melodic realities eventually weave into one resolved voice in the face of adversity."
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Curios - Scroggins And Rose"The word “intimate” is especially appropriate in talking about this music. The sparse nature of two people playing together allows the listener to hear the melodic dance as one sound follows another, reacts, pushes away or dances alongside."
- Colorado Bluegrass Music Society - |
Scroggins & Rose"Bluegrass and Roots music has its explorers, string band versions of Lewis and Clark, players ready to put traditional Bluegrass and Folk on the backburner while turning up the heat on the front-burner with musical exploration. Throw Scroggins & Rose into that new frontier"
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SCROGGINS AND ROSE “Curios”"They play complex compositions with sophistication and intelligence but also with humor and joy. This is borderline art music presented in a neo-trad style, and it’s very impressive on every level."
- CD HotList - |
JULIAN PINELLI
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TRISTAN SCROGGINS “CHINQUAPIN HUNTING”"The hours upon hours Scroggins has devoted to the technique show, as he carefully and deliberately teases crosspicking melodies out of each of these tunes — no matter how difficult that task may be."
- The Bluegrass Situation - |
SCROGGINS AND ROSE “GRANA”"...a highlight amongst the many New Acoustic and progressive bluegrass projects appearing these days. Skillfully blending classical, folk, bluegrass, jazz, and other influences, this is music that begs to be heard..."
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Interviews
THE LONG HAUL: Being a Musician
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Tristan Scroggins
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ACOUSTICULT"I’ve been lucky enough to work with some of my heroes since moving here and have gotten to play on the Grand Ol’ Opry and at the Ryman. I’m really living my best life right now."
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MANDOLINS AND BEER
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NASHVILLE DEMYSTIFIED"I talk with Tristan Scroggins – a mandolinist and all around bluegrass wizard. He is also a columnist for No Depression, where he writes about—among other things—how strange it is to live life on the road as a traveling musician."
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BLUEGRASS TODAY"He’s also become a darling of young Nashville, both for his artistic creativity, and his love of bluegrass music. Music City has a large and growing population of youthful pickers and singers, giving it a true bluegrass scene."
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MANDOLIN CAFE"More than a one-trick musician, he can stand up and belt hard core, up-tempo bluegrass breaks in modern or Monroe style or dive into classical violin music on mandolin to suite his performance needs....a Renaissance man in the making."
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The Beth and Kelly Show
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ContactTristan Scroggins
No You Step Back (ASCAP) 505.720.2482 tristanscroggins@gmail.com Box 22182 Nashville, TN 37202 |
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