On this week’s show, we celebrate that harbinger of spring in the bluegrass community as a bunch of new bluegrass CDs are released right before festival season. We’ll feature new music from Mile Twelve, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, Molly Tuttle, … Continue reading →
Bluegrass is more popular today than ever before. There are many festivals nationwide and internationally, attracting musicians of all skill levels from self-taught dedicated amateurs to conservatory trained powerhouse musicians. On this week’s show, we’ll examine the state of bluegrass … Continue reading →
This week we conclude our two-part Bluegrass Timeline feature with some more contemporary recordings and artists. We recently were added to the lineup on Bluegrass Planet and these two program are dedicated to that online resource for fine acoustic music … Continue reading →
For this outing, we begin a two-week feature traveling through the history of bluegrass music. We’re proud to now be a part of the line-up on Bluegrass Planet, an online site featuring the best in acoustic and folk music. The … Continue reading →
“I feel the shadows now upon me…” I remember driving to Mt. Greylock with Pat one time, telling him about a singer I had just discovered. I said she had the kind of voice I’d like to hear on my … Continue reading →
Country Gothic In her oft-cited 1998 essay, “Bloody Daggers and Lonesome Graveyards: The Gothic and Country Music,” Teresa Goddu contrasts “bluegrass” and country. I put “bluegrass” in quotes because the term in the essay mostly means songs that carry the legacy … Continue reading →
Hackensaw Boys Charismo Free Dirt 0078 www.freedirtrecords.com Charismo is the first full album of new Hackensaw Boys music and material in about a decade, an exuberant album buoyed by the Hackensaw cheekiness that was … Continue reading →
KATHY KALLICK BAND Foxhounds Live Oak Records www.kathykallick.com The next time someone wrinkles their nose at the mention of bluegrass, slap on these tunes. Kathy Kallick and her band are the real deal, and they … Continue reading →
Well it’s that time of year again. With the start of Spring Training, just saying it makes me smile, we are once again assured that Winter is on the run and even better yet our favorite baseball team still has … Continue reading →
Update: Sadly, Ralph Stanley passed away on June 23 2016 at age 89. I believe it’s important to give tribute while the subject is still with us. Ralph Stanley turned 89 on February 25th and although he’s lost a step … Continue reading →
