Various Artists Peabody Blues St. Charles Blues Jackson Stomp Nehi Records 1, 2 & 3 www.nehirecords.com Though there are plenty of crossovers and cross polinizations on these three vintage collections, two have local focuses. Peabody … Continue reading →
Seldom Scene Long Time … Seldom Scene Smithsonian/Folkways 40199 www.folkways.si.edu As a recap of the more than forty-year history of the Seldom Scene, the extensive liner booklet accompanying this new release is about as … Continue reading →
Nickel Creek A Dotted Line Nonesuch 541944 www.nonesuch.com In the late 1990s, a trio of prodigiously talented teenagers emerged from the Southern California bluegrass scene into the national folk/acoustic circuit as Nickel Creek. Sean … Continue reading →
Nathan Bell Blood Like A River Stone Barn 1309 www.nathanbellmusic.com Nathan Bell’s Blood Like a River hit me hard. It is powerful stuff on through from the opener “Names” which relates in brief lives … Continue reading →
Carlene Carter Carter Girl Rounder 11661-918 www.rounder.com With Carter Girl, Carlene Carter has made an album she’s wanted to make for many years: one steeped in and, in truth, inspired by her Carter Family … Continue reading →
BRYAN SUTTON Into My Own Sugar Hill www.sugarhillrecords.com Since coming to the attention of the acoustic music scene, particularly the bluegrass crowd in the late 1990s as a member of Ricky Skaggs’ band Kentucky … Continue reading →
The Carper Family Old-Fashioned Gal The Americana Agency www.americanaagency.com The CD’s title is perfect because there’s an old-fashioned feel to their rootsy songs, ranging from upbeat swing to classic country to take-no-prisoners bluegrass, all … Continue reading →
Mary Gauthier Trouble and Love In The Black #1007 www.marygauthier.com “The body’s just a prison and the soul’s a refugee,” Gauthier (pronounced go-shay) quietly sings in her emotionally riveting portrait of at last daring … Continue reading →
Eliza Gilkyson The Nocturne Diaries Red House 264 www.redhouse.com Eliza Gilkyson’s songs have been covered by Joan Baez, Tom Rush and Rosanne Cash, even though they write their own material – they fall into … Continue reading →
Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown Goin’ To The Delta Ruf Records www.rufrecords.de Like a fine wine, Wales-born Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown have matured gracefully. Nearly a half decade since their hard-rocking approach to … Continue reading →
