HVBA has hosted THE best, and definitely the most friendly and intimate concerts I have ever attended. The latest “barn burner” that occurred this past April 29th was no exception. When it was announced that Rob Ickes, Trey Hensley, and … Read More
Unspoken Tradition hails from the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, and is one of those “new” bands that has been around a while. Myths We Tell Our Young (2019) follows their debut Simple Little Town (2013) and Miles Between (2015) … Read More
Between the iconic bluegrass band Hot Rize and his solo or duo releases, Tim O’Brien has more than 30 albums to his credit. It’s an astounding career encompassing bluegrass, Irish music, rockabilly, country, Western swing, and the complete mastery of … Read More
The first day of spring brings this flower to me, the new CD by Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, The Choosing Road. It’s on the modern side of traditional bluegrass with new tunes written mostly by Chris Jones and … Read More
The dictionary (well online anyways) defines the word “crossroads” as: “an intersection of two or more routes”. The Clevery BLUE intersection, doesn’t have a blinking light, a YIELD or even a MERGE sign. It’s a mostly bluegrass right of way … Read More
City on a Hill, Mile 12’s new album, is a showcase for their impressive talents and, more importantly, an expression of their remarkable cohesiveness; this is a band that is so comfortable working together that they respond to one another … Read More
The energetic and tight conversation between Tatiana Hargreaves’ fiddle and Allison DeGroot’s clawhammer banjo on the tune “Eighth of January” struck me immediately. Continuing on my listening journey, I realized, at some point, that this whole recording is driven by … Read More
SURPRISE! I’m a “traditionalist” when it comes to bluegrass music. I literally grew up on it. I love bands who have the chops to re-create the old original numbers, like the Earls of Leicester. I also like bluegrass bands who … Read More
There are some bands you encounter where it’s difficult to understand how they reached any level of prominence. Della Mae is not one of those bands. Their quick rise to one of the preeminent acoustic bands of our time is … Read More
Moonshiner’s Daughter is Cindy G.’s third album, coming behind her 2012 debut The Road, and her second effort Jailbreak. Her second album featured Sam Bush, Bryan Sutton, Seth Taylor, Rob Ickes, Todd Phillips, Scott Vestal, Aaron Ramsey, and Rhonda Vincent … Read More