Spotlight on Too Blue
An interview with Joan Harrison who will be appearing at the HVBA fundraiser this Sunday, May 31st with the band- “Too Blue”. Q. What’s up with “Too Blue,” I hear there’s a new recording in the works. A. We kicked … Read More
Songwriting Part 1
Ah but what to write? If you have the luxury of not being a nine-to-five Nashville songwriter (Whew! wipe your forehead, that was close!) have some more ice tea! A song idea will come along sooner or later. As a … Read More
Rhonda Vincent CD: “Destination Life”
Rhonda and the Rage have been around for a long time. Even that great bluegrass newspaper The Wall Street Journal referred to Rhonda as “the new queen of bluegrass.” Rhonda is certainly one of the royal figures of bluegrass. She … Read More
Slugging It Out On The Front
“How I learned to stop worrying and love the banjo” October 1972, The 3rd set had begun at “On the Hill,” a long gone by nightclub in Danbury, Connecticut. The place was packed and crawling with beer soaked bikers and … Read More
Top Ten reasons for playing Bluegrass music!
1. You can fit your career highlights on the back of a business card. 2. You get to write songs with titles like “Her teeth were stained, but her heart was pure” or “You’re the reason our kids are so … Read More
Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press: Bluegrass and Beyond
If there was a “truth in labeling” law for bluegrass albums, the latest Bobby Osborne release would be in perfect compliance: it is, in fact, bluegrass, but goes beyond the classic forms of traditional bluegrass, both for the source of … Read More
Alecia Nugent CD: Hillbilly Goddess
This is a nice addition to the Alicia Nugent catalogue; not the powerhouse “A Little Girl…A Big Four Lane” was, but it fills in the blanks. “Hillbilly Goddess” draws from classic country/western themes and spices it up with, as usual, … Read More
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver: Lonely Street: A Review
Lonely Street has been a real eye-opener for me, since I was very unfamiliar with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver beforehand, and it turns out that this CD makes an excellent introduction. Given this “starting from square one” review, I know … Read More
HVBA Annual Spring Fundraiser
No Brakes – 2008 Fundraiser Sunday, May 31 River Station Restaurant 1 Water Street Poughkeepkeepse, NY 12601 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Tickets are $10/ HVBA members, $15/non-members. Kids under 10 get in FREE! Time to put aside any crazy … Read More