No discussion of off-beat Bluegrass combinations is complete without mention of the Russian Bluegrass group Kukuruza
(that means corn in Russian, by the way). This is a truly special and
talented group. Their show at the Arts Center in Carrboro in 1991 is
one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. Here’s are
samples: “Stradaniya” and “Porushka-Poraniya“. “Crossing Borders” is their best album. Unfortunately, they seem to have disbanded.