by C.B. Smith You’d be hard pressed to think of a contemporary musician who’s done more to get bluegrass noticed than Chris Hillman. A mandolin picker since his southern California teens, Chris got recruited to play electric bass in the … Read More
I’ll start by saying this is more than a review of a CD. It’s a call to remember Sara Kohno who spent about a year with the HVBA, and to review her new CD, Saramountain. Sara is from Japan, plays … Read More
Even if you’re not a fan of big breakfasts with all the coffee you can drink, do yourself a favor and stop by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and pick up a copy of the latest CD from the Grascals: … Read More
Recorded four years after their serendipitous meeting around a campfire at the 2004 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Love and Other Tragedies offers a southern sound that belies Red Molly’s New York roots. When you cue up this album (their second, … Read More
Rural Rhythm: Class of 2010-It’s All About the Music is a compilation vaguely reminiscent of bargain-bin records that cost a dollar apiece found in department stores in the 1970’s. This CD offers a wide array of styles and approaches to … Read More
Good gospel music makes you feel good; makes you want to clap your hands and rock. Don Rigsby and Midnight Call presents this well with bluesy guitar, call and response and chunky rhythm in the first cut “Forgiveness.” Don shares … Read More
So many of you came out last night to celebrate Josh’s 30th birthday and made it a memorable night for him. You also came out last night to hear a great, great bluegrass band and we hope it was a … Read More
We all know someone who, after attending a show you couldn’t make, insists: “You should have been there…it was awesome.” I find these people to be supremely annoying so please forgive me when I say: (Ahem) “ You should have … Read More
The Earl Brothers spokesman/band leader is Robert Earl Davis. Unabashedly, Robert Earl Davis is quick to point out that The Earl Brothers are and will remain a traditional bluegrass band. There will be no pushing the envelope into progressive or … Read More
The picture on the front of this disc is of an attractive woman in a cotton dress, strolling down a country lane (in heels!), carrying a banjo. So, I’ll admit to being a little skeptical before ever hearing these Bluegrass … Read More