Joe Diffie is remembered as a country artist with hits such as “Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox,” “John Deere Green,” “Honky Tonk Attitude” and his first hit in 1990, the Americana song, “Home.” Joe Diffie’s twelve #1’s, twenty top … Read More
About 50 bluegrass music lovers crowded into the Sugar & Spice dining room to see Junior Sisk and Rambler’s Choice perform two sets of high powered songs. Songs from the recently released Heartaches and Dreams CD dominated the sets. They … Read More
Junior Sisk is determined to be the anchor of tradition in bluegrass music. Spurning over production in his recordings, to sparse down to the instrument simplicity, his recordings are fresh as if the band were playing in your living … Read More
Note: Read the interview with Eric Gibson and Mike Barber. D: I notice your schedule is pretty broad. After Tennessee, there is Georgia, California then Germany before coming back to the HVBA concert on April 17th. L: We’ll be … Read More
Note: Read the interview with Leigh Gibson and Mike Barber. The Gibson Brothers, Eric and Leigh, will be performing at the Poughkeepsie Day School on April 17th. In advance of this event our News Editor, Doug Mathewson, spoke with Eric … Read More
As in “all good things must come to an end,” so to does Jim’s association with the CLB. Jim Hurst, one of the hottest most creative guitarists on the bluegrass, country, jazz scene, will be leaving the Claire Lynch Band. … Read More
From college students to one of the top bluegrass bands touring today, the Steep Canyon Rangers met at the University of North Carolina and have stuck together, turning pro in 2001. For these fine musicians and songwriters to have met, … Read More
Songwriting Software: MasterWriter version 2.0.0.16(R10) and other resources Songwriting Part 2 was my interview with Claire Lynch on the writing of her song “The Woods Of Sipsey.” All the resources in this article have not been fully tested and therefore … Read More
Claire really knows how to pack a CD with easy-on-the-ear songs. In addition, some of the best stuff is the intros to these songs. Claire’s band of Jason Thomas on mandolin and fiddle, Jim Hurst on guitar and banjo, and … Read More
If you want to start with a “best of “ Claire Lynch this is the perfect CD. Claire picked these songs based on fan and personal favorites. Her lilting, easygoing, right-on-the-money vocals are her trademark. Her fluid notes flow effortlessly … Read More