About 50 bluegrass music lovers crowded into the Sugar & Spice dining room to see Junior Sisk and Rambler’s Choice perform two sets of high powered songs. Songs from the recently released Heartaches and Dreams CD dominated the sets. They … Read More
The new CD by C.B. Smith, Flesh and Bone is excellent. All the songs on the album are C.B.’s compositions. C.B. has something to say about life’s ups and downs and he expertly creates the rhythm, melody, and words to … Read More
by Kalia Yeagle There is a uniquely beautiful energy to all that Crooked Still does, and that holds true for their fourth and latest album Some Strange Country. The band is fueled by singer Aoife O’Donovan, bassist Corey DiMario, banjo … Read More
by Jack Dwyer If you know the music of Paul Williams, you will know exactly what to expect from any Rebel release featuring Paul Williams and The Victory Trio. Indeed, Just A Little Closer Home delivers much more than just … Read More
“Who is Junior Sisk?” I asked Bob Milliken, as he told me the song he just sang was by Sisk. To me, Bob comes up with the best selection of songs I’ve ever heard played at a bluegrass jam, and … Read More
Does anyone buy CDs these days? An informal survey of people I know yielded the somewhat predictable conclusion that most of us prefer to download individual songs and ‘cherry-pick’ albums for our favorite tracks. So, unless you are a die-hard … Read More
One of bluegrass music’s legendary fiddlers, Byron Berline, entertained an eager HVBA crowd at Christ Church in Poughkeepsie on Saturday night. He made his Poughkeepsie debut by the grace of an old army connection with member Fred Robbins who, in … Read More
The Chapmans: Grown Up The John Hartford Stringband: Memories Of John I’m not much of a guitar player, but over the past twenty years I’ve owned guitars by two of the biggest and most famous acoustic guitar companies in North … Read More
I read somewhere, “Don has a rich heritage and a lifelong experience in traditional music and continues to propel it into the next generation with his love and dedication to preseving the sounds of old.” Just to read that statement … Read More
I love this album, which celebrates Special Consensus’ thirty-five years through multiple personnel incarnations. The first six cuts feature the current lineup of Greg Cahill, banjo; Ryan Roberts, guitar; David Thomas, bass; Rick Faris, mandolin. Those of you lucky enough … Read More