BOBAN & MARKO MARKOVIC ORCHESTRA Gipsy Manifesto Piranha Musik 2753 www.piranha.de When you’re the best brass band in the world, what is there new to do? Innovate, of course, and that’s exactly what Markovic father … Continue reading →
ANDREA TOMASI Hurricane Dreams Team Love www.team-love.com Vermonter Andrea Tomasi moved to Brooklyn recently, but you’d never know it from her debut record. It’s contemplative, unhurried and was recorded in the woods. The studio … Continue reading →
ADAM STEFFEY New Primitive Organic 14692 www.Organic-Records.com Adam Steffey spent much of the 1990s holding down the mandolin slot in Alison Krauss’ band, Union Station. Since leaving Krauss he has been involved in a … Continue reading →
ROBBIE FULKS Gone Away Backward Bloodshot 211 www.bloodshotrecords.com Years ago, a promoter fondly described Fulks as a big Dennis the Menace of country music – something country music often deserves. At 50, he’s mellowed … Continue reading →
DEEP DARK WOODS Jubilee Black Hen 976 www.blackhenmusic.com Advance press for Canadian roots-rockers The Deep Dark Woods’ fourth album played up the fact that they were working with producer Jonathan Wilson, noted for his … Continue reading →
CHRIS JONES & THE NIGHT DRIVERS Lonely Comes Easy Rebel 1847 www.rebelrecords.com There is a healthy and longstanding tradition of country and bluegrass musicians doubling as radio DJs and becoming as widely known for their … Continue reading →
RON BLOCK Walking Song Rounder 9167 www.rounder.com Ron Block is familiar to bluegrass and mainstream country music fans by virtue of his long tenure as banjo player and guitarist in Alison Krauss’ band Union … Continue reading →
WHALEBONE Runes Two Wild Women www.whalebone-music.com This is the fourth album for the instrumental trio from Shropshire, England. Two guitars and fiddle, and a few other instruments they play (mandolin, etc.) tossed in for … Continue reading →
APRIL VERCH Bright Like Gold Slab Town 1301 www.aprilverch.com Bright Like Gold is a powerful recording by one of my very favorite musicians. April Verch has been a traditional music star in her … Continue reading →
LISA BIALES Singing In My Soul Big Song Music www.lisabiales.com It is simple: for a really good time slap on a Lisa Biales CD! The Ohio blues chanteuse’s second album is pure fun … Continue reading →
