With a band name like The Flying Circus and the leaking of a rehearsal photo showing the musicians in costume, the HVBA audience at Trinity Church last Friday night (4/24) hardly knew what to expect. A motley (yet somehow polished) … Read More
On Saturday, October 19, the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association held its Fall concertevent featuring Special Consensus. The series is designed to bring world class bluegrass artists to the Hudson Valley region and this was truly a memorable event. For those … Read More
Set One Set Two Last Saturday (November 17, 2012) night’s Lonesome River Band concert at Christ Church in Poughkeepsie provided a vivid reminder of why people go to live performances rather than just sitting at home with CD’s or the … Read More
There’s an energy and insistance to Michael Cleveland’s music that sounds fresh yet vaguely familiar- I had to do a little digging into the bluegrass historical archives to figure it out. Before I get to that game of bluegrass band … Read More
I was a kid and I didn’t have much money so I could only buy one album (vinyl in those days). I’m looking through the bluegrass bin at the Sam Something (Ash? Goody?) music store in the old South Hills … 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
A clever title for a highly enjoyable album of songs dealing with the life of the drivers of those big semis crisscrossing the land. Several of the tunes are covers of classics originally recorded by the likes of Merle Haggard, … Read More
