The latest CD from the Gibson Brothers, Darkest Hour, their fourteenth release, is all about the songs. In addition to their extraordinary talent as singers and pickers, Eric and Leigh Gibson have a knack for creating country songs with intelligent … Read More
Mandolinist John Reischman’s latest solo project, New Time and Old Acoustic, is a stunning collection of inspired acoustic music—twelve original compositions and two traditional tunes, all beautifully arranged and tastefully performed with help from an array of talented musicians. Reischman … Read More
“Cascadia,” a progressive Bluegrass composition from mandolinist John Reischman, is named for the beautiful Cascade Range of mountains in the Pacific Northwest, which extends from Northern California to British Columbia. Two notorious volcanoes in the southern High Cascades have erupted … Read More
Here is why you should buy Nate Lee’s first full-length solo CD, Wings of a Jetliner, as soon as it is released on June 12: This is an excellent, quite musical recording by a very talented player and singer, with … Read More
I get the feeling the Gibson Brothers had a lot of fun making their latest album, Mockingbird, which was released in November 2018 by Easy Eye Sound. This record wasn’t conceived as a Bluegrass album, and, sure enough, it isn’t … Read More
I keep trying, and mostly failing, to keep my mind in the present while listening to A Tribute to the Kentucky Colonels, a new release from Roland White and Friends. Before I lapse into personal reminiscence, I should mention right … Read More
Peter Rowan’s new CD, Carter Stanley’s Eyes, his first release on Rebel Records, should be in everyone’s music collection. This is really good stuff. For any album to succeed, a number of things have to come together all at once: … Read More
A Heart Never Knows, the first full release from The Price Sisters on Rebel Records, is an exceptionally entertaining CD, an apt follow-up to their well-received 2016 EP, The Price Sisters. Lauren and Leanna Price are twins in their early … Read More