Interviews & Stories
Selected interviews, articles and scholarship about Richard Greene, his invention of the “chop,” and his role in shaping bluegrass and New Acoustic music.
Strings Magazine: “Richard Greene, The Innovator”
A feature profile on Richard’s career, technique and lasting influence on a generation of fiddlers.
Read the feature“The Chop” — Ethnomusicology Journal
Richard Greene’s revolutionary rhythmic bowing technique, documented in the scholarly journal Ethnomusicology.
Read on JSTORThe Diffusion of “The Chop”
A supplementary study tracing how the chop spread across fiddle and string playing worldwide.
Open the PDFWikipedia — Richard Greene
Biography, band history, discography and references, from his classical beginnings to the New Acoustic movement.
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