Bluegrass band enjoying ‘a real music summer’
After more than two years of putting a pause on performing, Manitoba bluegrass quintet the Stanley County Cut-ups is finally playing again. “I would say that the cogs are back in motion for musicians,” says Jess Reimer, the band’s bassist. For the Cut-ups, this is a busy summer. The group has already played at multiple…
Gospel songs with an edge
Jess Reimer recalls the first time a friend told her about Jeremy Hamm, the man who would become her musical partner and husband. “I remember being excited there was a guy who wasn’t a senior citizen who was into bluegrass like me,” she says. When the two met in 2002, they connected immediately. “Within 10…
