James King: Gardens In The Sky – The Bluegrass Gospel of James King
by Fooch Fischetti Imagine you’re at your favorite bluegrass festival and just spent the weekend hearing and playing some great music. It’s a little earlier than you would prefer to be up on a Sunday Morning, but you don’t want … Read More
Dry Branch Fire Squad – 30th Anniversary
by Emis K. Egdemir The 30th Anniversary release of the Dry Branch Fire Squad is an exceptional piece of work. The bluegrass and old-timey world will be drawn to this album for its vocal beauty, solid fret board work, and … Read More
Sara Kono – Our Bluegrass Visitor from Kyoto
There we all were, in a tight little circle playing bluegrass music one Wednesday night at the Pirate Canoe Club when the door opened and a young woman (who looked as if she were a teenager) with a mandolin walked … Read More
Uncle Earl – Two New CDs Reviewed
Uncle Earl: “She Waits for Night.” Uncle Earl describes itself as “young old-time,” and what I think they mean by that is that it’s a band in the old-time style that does not attempt to recreate earlier sounds precisely, but … Read More