Jim Hurst is an IBMA award-winning guitar player and singer. His resume is long and his recognition is well earned. I think it is fair to say that Hurst is a musician’s musician. He is versatile, relaxed and ready to … Read More
On the Bus with Bill Monroe My Five-Year Ride with the Father of Blue Grass By Mark Hembree New this spring is an interesting and entertaining book by bassist Mark Hembree who was a Blue Grass Boy from 1979 to … Read More
I grew up playing guitar in rock bands, and though I was aware of bluegrass through the same channels as everyone else (Beverly Hillbillies, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Bonnie and Clyde), I didn’t pay much attention to bluegrass until … Read More
For several years I’ve been very tickled by Facebook posts from a wonderful bluegrass band from Italy called The Truffle Valley Boys. I’ve corresponded to give them my encouragement and to learn more about them. Matt Ringressi plays mandolin and … Read More
If you’ve at all followed the Americana/string band/bluegrass scene coming out of Asheville NC over the last decade or so you just may have come across Anya Hinkle’s distinctive vocals in the bands Dehlia Low and Tellico. The last couple … Read More
A New Landmark in Bluegrass Instrumental Projects This new recording is a Biggie – about as Big as possible. Destined to become a landmark I think. Mandolinist Mike Compton has been collecting and cross-referencing unrecorded mandolin tunes of Bill Monroe … Read More
Kim started life with an early love for music but got a bit of a late start in the professional music world; college, careers and family can do that to anyone. The advantage of that late start is that all … Read More
As we continue to deal with a pandemic that careens along like the mythical Hydra, it’s refreshing to know bands like The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are continuing to write, record and ready themselves for the opportunity get out and entertain … Read More
Sometimes you just can’t beat the artist’s own website for an introduction! 🙂 “Hailing from opposite ends of the Appalachian mountains, Zoe & Cloyd is renowned fiddler and vocalist Natalya Zoe Weinstein and award-winning songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist John Cloyd … Read More
Chris Jones and the Night Drivers new album “Make Each Second Last” is undoubtedly a pandemic project, but many of the songs are “full of hope,” as the very first line on the first cut, “We Needed This Ride” suggests. … Read More