Mandolinist John Reischman’s latest solo project, New Time and Old Acoustic, is a stunning collection of inspired acoustic music—twelve original compositions and two traditional tunes, all beautifully arranged and tastefully performed with help from an array of talented musicians. Reischman … Read More
Jesse Brock has put out a new album, Streamliner, co-produced with Dave Maggard. It pulls together a band and a set of songs and song writers that are worthy of many listens. Brock has been IBMA mandolin player of the … Read More
I just stumbled on this book while looking over new selections on my Kindle reader subscription. A recent bio of Doc Watson (very near the end of his life). The most surprising part is with my Kindle subscription this book … Read More
“Cascadia,” a progressive Bluegrass composition from mandolinist John Reischman, is named for the beautiful Cascade Range of mountains in the Pacific Northwest, which extends from Northern California to British Columbia. Two notorious volcanoes in the southern High Cascades have erupted … Read More
I found it difficult to write a review of Larry Sparks’ latest — an all-gospel effort. I’m not an outwardly religious person, but I went to Sunday school as a youngster, sang in church junior choir, and have read some … Read More
This may be one of the shortest reviews to appear recently on this site but this EP is simply stunning. Ok, so I really can’t stop there because The Foreign Landers deserve so much more. First a bit of background … Read More
Other than avoiding stale old banjo jokes it’s hard to figure out where to start with Steve Wilson (aka ‘Wilson Banjo Co.’). “Man of many talents” or “multi-talented”? Such overused terms don’t do him justice. A brief glimpse at his … Read More
Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass have just released what is undoubtedly the finest recording of their career – Bluegrass Troubadour. Now I’ve always liked Danny because since he was a teenager he always hauled off and hit his music … Read More
Byron Berline’s second disc of his 3-CD set from 2020, Early in the Morning, introduces 22 original “Old Time” tunes by his pen, or in this case, his bow. Starting off with a beautiful, nostalgic, solo cross-tuned fiddle song called … Read More
It’s a head scratcher, really. I’m trying to figure out Byron Berline. His music shop burned down in early 2019, then a major pandemic shelved most communal music making for 2020. Nobody would blame him for kicking back and taking … Read More