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Rapidgrass

Rapidgrass is an American bluegrass band founded in Golden, Colorado in 2012. Although they are widely considered a bluegrass band, their genre of music can best be described as "rapidgrass" due to its furious pace and its wide range of influences including gypsy jazz, bluegrass, swing and classical music. The lineup includes Mark Morris (guitar, vocals), Jon Wirtz (piano, organ), Charles Mertens (upright bass, tenor banjo, vocals), Alex Johnstone (mandolin, fiddle, vocals), Andy Reiner (violin),. The band released their first CD, Rapidgrass Quintet in 2013 and was voted as one of the top 5 albums by the Mountain Arts Culture Colorado. In the summer of 2015, the band were winners of the RockyGrass Band Competition, earning them a spot on the main stage of the 2016 festival. Previous winners of the Rockygrass Contest include Mark O'Connor, Tim O'Brien, Steep Canyon Rangers and The Railsplitters. Rapidgrass embarked on a world tour in 2016, most notably headlining the La Roche Bluegrass Festival in France. Soon thereafter they released their second studio album, Crooked Road'. In June 2017, the band released its third studio album Happy Trails at the 8th annual Rapidgrass Music Festival in Idaho Springs, CO. In 2018, Rapidgrass was recognized as the "Best Bluegrass Band in Denver" by 303 Magazine.…

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Rapidgrass is an American bluegrass band founded in Golden, Colorado in 2012. Although they are widely considered a bluegrass band, their genre of music can best be described as "rapidgrass" due to its furious pace and its wide range of influences including gypsy jazz, bluegrass, swing and classical music. The lineup includes Mark Morris (guitar, vocals), Jon Wirtz (piano, organ), Charles Mertens (upright bass, tenor banjo, vocals), Alex Johnstone (mandolin, fiddle, vocals), Andy Reiner (violin),. The band released their first CD, Rapidgrass Quintet in 2013 and was voted as one of the top 5 albums by the Mountain Arts Culture Colorado. In the summer of 2015, the band were winners of the RockyGrass Band Competition, earning them a spot on the main stage of the 2016 festival. Previous winners of the Rockygrass Contest include Mark O'Connor, Tim O'Brien, Steep Canyon Rangers and The Railsplitters. Rapidgrass embarked on a world tour in 2016, most notably headlining the La Roche Bluegrass Festival in France. Soon thereafter they released their second studio album, Crooked Road'. In June 2017, the band released its third studio album Happy Trails at the 8th annual Rapidgrass Music Festival in Idaho Springs, CO. In 2018, Rapidgrass was recognized as the "Best Bluegrass Band in Denver" by 303 Magazine.…

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333243419

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