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
Some songs, like Tom T. Hall’s “I Love,” unintentionally straddle the line between sincerity and satire. Some people maybe find the song to be a simple presentation of a complex idea. Others, Bob Dylan among them, think of it derisively … Read More
If the sound of the mandolin catches your ear and you think you’d like to learn how to play then ‘Easy 2-Chord Songs for Mandolin’ by Wayne Erbsen from Native Ground Books & Music in Asheville, NC serves as an … 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
Sam Bush has a great rant about “Bluegrass Unlimited,” and on first listen this album certainly fits into “Unlimited”! Alt-Bluegrass? Country? Folk? Rock? Yup, there’re drums. But the instruments are acoustic. The fiddle is sweet. The vocals carry more than … Read More
Raining In Baltimore is Kim Robin’s sophomore album, coming four years and many miles of touring after 40 Years Late debuted in 2013. While Raining In Baltimore is being billed as a bluegrass album it could just as easily be … Read More
It was a fortunate flock of bluegrass fans who filled the Unitarian Fellowship to hear the fabulous Feinberg Brothers on Friday evening. The young brothers, Patrick and Rourke, only recently in their twenties, front a quintet that looks and sounds … Read More
Billy Parker is a powerful mandolinist from Phoenix, AZ. Mandoclectic is Billy Parker’s imaginative and thoughtful collection of songs and tunes that demonstrate both his personal vision and his respect for different musical influences. Fundamentally, this recording is a joy … Read More
Pleased to welcome this ambitious CD of mostly original tunes written and performed by longtime HVBA member Eric Marshall. The CD’s ten songs touch many of the familiar patches of the American song quilt, beginning with a deep country tune … Read More
When people who are really into wine talk about wine they don’t tend to speak in generalities, but rather a whole range of specifics. They talk about the hints of this and that, the various notes of such and such. … Read More