Danny Barnes

A celebrated figure in American acoustic music from the early '90s onward, Danny Barnes is an artist who fuses a deep respect for musical tradition with a forward-looking desire to explore new sounds and blaze fresh trails. As a member of the group the Bad Livers, Barnes and his bandmates played bluegrass music with an offbeat sensibility and a willingness to throw in unexpected instrumentation (tuba, accordion, electronics) that helped them appeal to alternative rock fans as well as devotees of old-timey music. Barnes struck out on his own after the Bad Livers dissolved in 20...