I SHOWED UP LATE to the Avett Brothers bandwagon. Not as late as I got to the Mumford & Sons bandwagon, mind you, but late enough.
So I’m pretty excited about the pending release of their next album, The Carpenter. They’ve already debuted one song from the album, have already posted it on iTunes for your purchase. Or you can listen to it thanks to the NPR Summer Music Preview. Just click here and scroll down to the play button for “Live and Die” by the Avett Brothers. I think you’ll be glad that you did.
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Space Enough, and Time 
They were just here in concert this past spring. It was bad timing for me, but I do love this group too. You know, they’re just one and a half steps removed from bluegrass. Maybe you’ll come over.