Writers, authors and artists come in a million varieties. Some are born with a desire to document, some are forced through reflection of circumstance, some are young and naive who try to paint the world before they’ve seen it. Michael Graber has lived a life, I’m sure he’d tell you, and you can listen to Late Bloom and he will, but that’s the beauty of an album like Late Bloom. You don’t have to wade through pretense of someone getting philosophical about made up problems, telling grand stories of a life not lived. “Late Bloom” which was released on 10/30/20 is full of stories about a life lived, problems solved, problems that have failed to be solved, dreams that made it, dreams that may still make it and dreams that didn’t. I had the chance to talk to Michael about the record, a little about life, and after having the chance to ask some questions, I feel a little more connected to a record that I found striking. As a child of deep rural Appalachia, I have a pull to traditional folk and Bluegrass. If you have a love of jam band music or ‘grass,this is for you.