Reviews and Interviews
June 26, 2025
by Nick Hutchinson
Geoff Union is talking bluegrass from his backyard in Louisville. Over the sound of chirping birds and the roar of an occasional plane from the nearby Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, the talented flatpicker, singer and songwriter shares some production tidbits about his band Ragged Union's fourth studio release, Pyramid Stairs…more
Colorado Bluegrass Music Society
June 24, 2025
by David Smith
It had been since 2017 that I last saw Ragged Union on stage. At that time, they were within a stacked Durango Bluegrass Meltdown lineup with several of my favorite bluegrass singers: Robert Greer, David Parmley, Kathy Kallick, and Greg Blake… Within this heavy field of competition for the crowd…more
October 3, 2022,
by Lee Zimmerman
Festival favorites Ragged Union have acquired a stellar reputation courtesy of ongoing appearances throughout the US and as far afield as China and the UK. Three albums on, they’ve reaped recognition on both celestial and satellite radio, while making their mark on the various streaming services as well...more
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November 9, 2022 by Pam Metz If you haven’t heard of Ragged Union, you are in for a real treat! The band is made up of founder Geoff Union (guitar, vocals), Elio Schiavo (mandolin, vocals), Rebekah Durham (fiddle, vocals) and Matt Thomas (bass). Ragged Union has gone through some changes over the years, but this latest incarnation feels and sounds more than just right on their new album Round Feet, Chrome Smile...more |
October 19, 2022
by Nick Hutchinson
Bluegrass flatpicker and standout songwriter Geoff Union never gives up. Despite lineup changes in his band and a variety of pandemic-related setbacks, Union keeps on playing his down-home music...more
January 2023
by Steve Caseman
Round Feet, Chrome Smile is contemporary bluegrass, country-informed, intelligent, impeccably delivered, and with the kind of jaw-dropping masterclass qualities for which bluegrass musicians seem to possess and uncanny facility…more
August 2, 2022
Today Glide is excited to premiere the video for the standout track “Somebody Call the Doctor.’ The song hits with a warm and lively feeling right out of the gate courtesy of a healthy dose of fiddle. Vocally and lyrically, Geoff Union seems to be channeling Danny Barnes with his loose and playful singing style...more