The Kopsas Record Their Family Music

Anyone familiar with the local and regional bluegrass and old-time music venues have no doubt had the privilege of being warmed by the musical prowess of the Kopsa Family. From the recent Applegrass Festival (Council Bluffs) to the Great Plains Bluegrass and Old-Time Music shows (Omaha), and a number of other events the Kopsas have spread their family sound and shared the joy they have in each other. Sarah underscores their sound with her acoustic rhythm, James fills the mandolin call, Maria plies her bow to the fiddle and Julia thumps the bottom bass notes. A total of twelve songs were laid down in various configurations – most of them with all four siblings playing. The vocals are equally shared with great harmonies typical of bluegrass and old time music.

We all gathered today (Nov. 1) to begin their mixdown. It has actually been several weeks since the recording session, but I have been extremely busy with a number of projects and on-going work all coming together at the same time. The Kopsas have been very patient and we made our way through four of their songs today. It was a fun afternoon and the results are coming together quite nicely. Did I hear something about Christmas in conversation? Thank you for sharing your God-given talents with us all.