The Ragpicker String Band is a Memphis, Tennessee-based folk-blues trio consisting of Rich DelGrosso (mandolin), Mary Flower (guitar), and Martin Grosswendt (multiple instruments). They released their self-titled debut album in 2015 on Yellow Dog Records.[1] The album was mixed by Stuart Sullivan at Wire Recording in Austin, Texas, and produced by Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff.[2] It was nominated for Best Acoustic Album of the Year at the 2016 Blues Music Awards.[3]
Robert Christgau gave The Ragpicker String Band an A− grade, highlighting the band's cover of "Google Blues" and praising DelGrosso's mandolin playing.[4] Mark Thompson of Blues Blast magazine also reviewed the album favorably, writing, "the Ragpicker String Band delivers a treasure-trove of originals and covers that hark back to a by-gone era, yet sound totally modern in their expert hands."[5] Cam Hayden of CKUA Radio Network named the album one of his five favorite albums of 2015.[6]