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Miyama Village • with Yukky & Taro Inoue

Miyama Village • with Yukky & Taro Inoue

By trains, by bus, and by foot, I arrived to the small village of Miyama in the countryside near Kyoto, Japan. I spent the day wandering through streets of traditional thatch-roofed homes and the evening making music with Yukky (voice) and Taro (mandolin).

Bluegrass in Japan • with Taro Inoue

Bluegrass in Japan • with Taro Inoue

After eight years apart, I reconnected with Japanese mandolinist Taro Inoue. He had since moved from Tokyo out to a little cabin in the countryside of Kyoto. By train, by bus, and by foot, I paid him a visit and we spent the day playing Bluegrass.