Broken Compass Bluegrass

Bio

Broken Compass Bluegrass is a jamgrass quartet from Grass Valley in Northern California, formed around 2021 by Kyle Ledson, Django Ruckrich, and Mei Lin Heirendt, later joined by bassist Sam Jacobs. They mix fast bluegrass picking with jam-band improvisation, Grateful Dead material, and originals. Their album Fool’s Gold collects songs written by Ledson, Ruckrich, and Heirendt. They play Northern California rooms such as the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley and Sierra Nevada’s Big Room in Chico, and they have reached festivals including WinterWonderGrass and MerleFest.