If you want to give yourself a good break, here’s an idea: go for a drive on a crisp winter day listening to Dale Ann Bradley’s Somewhere South of Crazy. I did that today, and it was brilliant. There’s a … Read More
This review was first posted at KDHX.org. We thank Glen Herbert for giving us permission to reprint it. In 2000 Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott released Real Time, a gorgeous album of duets by two complete masters of instrumentation, arrangement … Read More
Whenever I approach the music of Jim Lauderdale I find myself reconsidering that question that we’ve all mulled over at one time or anther: Just what is bluegrass, anyway? It’s the instruments, I guess, though it’s not just that—the Punch … Read More
It’s pretty much impossible to discuss John Driskell Hopkins without discussing Zac Brown, and there are a number of reasons for that. Brown, though still young, is one of those people who has more energy than any single person rightfully … Read More
While Hills of Alabam is a new release, the material all dates from the early 1980s or thereabouts—it’s a compilation of material from two Front Porch String Band albums, the only ones that were ever released, with the one exception … Read More
Partnering with an orchestra seems to be the thing to do these days. Bela Fleck did it last year with his concerto, as did the Kruger Brothers, as did Ricky Skaggs with the Boston Pops a few years ago, and … Read More