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Author: Robin Gustafson

Reviews

Review: Lonesome River Band – Turn on a Dime

July 18, 2015 by Robin Gustafson

Well, it takes some kind of hubris to review an album from a band as successful as the Lonesome River Band, but here goes: this is an album well worth a listen. The band (Sammy Shelor on banjo and vocals, … Read More

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Review: Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys – I’m Going to Sing, Sing, Sing

June 5, 2015 by Robin Gustafson

I’m pretty sure that the Hudson Valley has fewer Christian Bluegrass fans than other parts of the country, but I’m sure I’m not the only one here who loves gospel bluegrass songs. And if you’re on the fence – you … Read More

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Review: Laurie & Kathy Sing the Songs of Vern and Ray

June 1, 2015 by Robin Gustafson

I’ll be honest: before I heard this album I had never heard of Vern Williams and Ray Park. To me, it just sounded like Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick were singing the songs I heard while I was growing up. … Read More

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Review: Donna Hughes – From the Heart

January 3, 2015 by Robin Gustafson

Donna Hughes, whose unstrained, contented voice has long appealed to me, has recently released an album, From the Heart, which shows her heart is also perfectly unstrained and contented. If you love bluegrass for its bitter stories or strained harmonies, … Read More

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Review: Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott, Memories and Moments

September 16, 2014 by Robin Gustafson

This is a minimalist’s dream of an album. For the most part it is just Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott and a guitar or two. There are guest appearances (my favorite is John Prine singing on his own song “Paradise.”) … Read More

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Review: Jim & Jesse’s Radio Shows

July 14, 2014 by Robin Gustafson

I am not one of those people who is ultra-nostalgic for the past. The past was hard, and I tend to see progress as time goes by. However, there are a few things about the early sixties that do make … Read More

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Review: The Bankesters – Love Has Wheels

December 3, 2013 by Robin Gustafson

I have to admit that, although I’m a big fan of the Carter family and the Cox family, I liked this band a little better before I found out they were a family band. Something about the term “family band” … Read More

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