From Roots to Branches Vol. 1 is primarily an album of guitar duets. The renowned Bryan Sutton brings together a who’s who of guitar luminaries to present their takes on bluegrass standards and some lesser-known tunes. Most of the album … Read More
Nick Chandler & Delivered, from western North Carolina, have recorded a fine new album of traditional bluegrass titled “Look for Me”. The ten-song list mixes tunes new to today’s bluegrass with classics. The information provided with the album says the … Read More
Unspoken Tradition is Audie McGinnis (guitar and vocals), Zane McGinnis (banjo), Ty Gilpin (mandolin and vocals), Tim Gardner (fiddle and vocals), and Sav Sankaran (bass and vocals). Hailing from North Carolina, they naturally carry the string band and bluegrass influences … Read More
East Nash Grass came together out of a standing gig at a club in—well, you guessed it—East Nashville, and has since coalesced into a creative unit at the top of the contemporary bluegrass scene. Fiddle player and former college golf … Read More
This remarkable new recording comes from fiddlers Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter. Michael Cleveland is the young, blind fiddling prodigy who has been one of the leading bluegrass fiddlers for nearly twenty years. Jason Carter fiddled with the Del McCoury … Read More
Here’s a new recording to relieve my worries (and yours) about the survival of traditional bluegrass music! The very Jimmy Martin–like appearance and sound of the Kody Norris Show’s new recording, Highfalutin Hillbilly jump right out at you. I believe … Read More
Drift, the title of Wes Corbett’s new album, might be somewhat of a misnomer, for this recording does anything but lose its focus or fall off course. This is Corbett’s second solo outing, but in case you’re unaware, Corbett’s illustrious … Read More
No telling how long us old-time traditionalists have kept a hopeful grip on the great Danny Paisley—his music, his awards, his health, and his affable commitment to bluegrass performed the old way. I’ve sensed a little bit of change in … Read More
by David Chernack The year of 2024 was sleeper year for new bluegrass—with some hugely underrated releases by artists who will likely come to define what bluegrass is ten years from now. #10: All That Will, Shadowgrass Shadowgrass—undeniably cool name—is … Read More
In a way, Cane Mill Road is Liam Purcell, and Liam Purcell is Cane Mill Road, as all the rest of the band’s membership has turned over. What continues to amaze me is that while each piece of the band’s … Read More