STEVE GILLETTE and CINDY MANGSEN Home By Dark Compass Rose 13 www.compassrosemusic.com After some twenty albums between them, including four prior duo albums, premier songwriters and song interpreters Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen give their … Continue reading →
DAILEY & VINCENT The Gospel Side of Dailey & Vincent Rounder 116619124 www.rounder.com As is often the case with bluegrass musicians, Jamie Dailey and Darren Vincent are both steeped in the sounds of Southern … Continue reading →
KAMI THOMPSON Love Lies Warner Bros. 2564665549 www.warnerbrosrecords.com www.kamithompson.com This newcomer’s talent is obvious after the first few bars of the opening “Little Boy Blue,” complete with its Dire Straits’ aura. The younger daughter of … Continue reading →
THE WILD RUMPUS 304 Mudbone 002-03 www.thewildrumpus.com There is a tradition of irreverent and sometimes reckless behavior among old-time players. The Wild Rumpus travels that road. They describe their sound as “stompgrass” and that is … Continue reading →
THE BAND COURTBOUILLON The Band Courtbouillon Valcour 0016 www.valcourrecords.com It doesn’t get much better than this for fans of that dance music-oriented Cajun sound that emerged from the steamy swamplands of South West Louisiana (one … Continue reading →
ANDRA SUCHY Little Heart Red House 252 www.redhouserecords.com Andra Suchy grew up on a farm in North Dakota. Both parents were singers and, as a child, she sang in the family band. She’s part … Continue reading →
MARIA KALANIEMI and TIMO ALAKOTILA Åkerö Åkerö 11 www.mariakalaniemi.com/en/ Though Finnish master musicians Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila both play in many bands, something remarkable happens when they strip the music down to duets. The … Continue reading →
ANNE HILLS and DAVID ROTH Rhubarb Trees Wind River 4051 www.folkera.com/windriver www.annehills.com In this 13 song collection, veteran performers Anne Hills and David Roth team up to tangle you in their world of truth and … Continue reading →
SUGAR RAY NORCIA & THE BLUE TONES Evening Severn www.severnrecords.com This is blues harmonica ace, singer and songwriter Norcia’s fifth musical foray for Severn and, to these ears, they just keep getting better. With his … Continue reading →
PETER KARP & SUE FOLEY Beyond the Crossroads Blind Pig 5132 www.blindpigrecords.com This latest chapter in the bluesy, chemistry-rich Karp and Foley alliance was recorded in studios in both Winnipeg, Canada and New Jersey … Continue reading →
