Rounder Records from Burlington MA last year released a Dailey and Vincent a cappella recording comprised of 12 cuts, all of them with a religious reference. This is as it should be–it was recorded as a fundraiser for Tennessee Bible … Read More
Grasstowne is Steve Gulley on guitar and lead vocals, Alan Bibey on mandolin and lead vocals, Phil Leadbetter on resonator and slide guitars, Jason Davis on banjo, and Travis Greer on bass. Special guest Stuart Duncan on the fiddle helps … Read More
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has re-issued the recordings of the New Lost City Ramblers (1958 – 1973) in a new 3 CD set. This set features two previously released CDs of the Ramblers classic Folkways recordings: The Early Years, 1958-1962 … Read More
by Roy Streever It seems like just a few short years ago that I attended a concert at Wilkes Community College. Looking back, I guess it was 1994 or ’95, I was there to see the band Seldom Scene, with … Read More
by Craig Marshall If you love bluegrass instrumentals, treat yourself to a great and inexpensive gift from your local Dollar Tree store. Don’t be fooled by the cardboard jewel case for the album Smokey Mountain Memories, thinking it might be … Read More
by Rich O’Hanley “Enter highway. Drive more than 2000 miles.” And so begins the Dixie Bee-Liners concept album, “Susanville.” The concept is a road trip, but this isn’t Leon Copas or C.J. McCall telling epic tales of the road. There … Read More
by Tom Brown They say a picture is worth a thousand words and Bluegrass Time by Phil Zimmerman is more than a collection of photographs. The book also contains a host of stories, biographies and interesting bluegrass facts, from the … Read More
I really like the Remington Ryde, in the same way I really like local historical museums, small-town fireworks on the 4th of July, and mom-and-pop stores that aren’t big-box chains. I like the Remington Ryde the way I like minor-league … Read More
From college students to one of the top bluegrass bands touring today, the Steep Canyon Rangers met at the University of North Carolina and have stuck together, turning pro in 2001. For these fine musicians and songwriters to have met, … Read More
by Doug Trotter This is an enjoyable listen. Nothing that I would consider really hard driving bluegrass music, but the songs have bluegrass instrumentation and songs that are reminiscent of Marty Robbins gunslinging ballads. The song that really sticks out … Read More