THE RAILSPLITTERS The Faster it Goes Self www.therailsplitters.com The Railsplitters is a bluegrass band made up of three women and two men, and this is their debut album. The men, banjo player Dusty Rider … Continue reading →
STEEP CANYON RANGERS RADIO Rounder 11661 www.rounder.com Radio is Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Steep Canyon Rangers’ ninth studio album and fourth release for Rounder Records – including a couple with actor/comedian and banjo playing … Continue reading →
THE HONEY DEWDROPS Tangled Country The Honey Dewdrops www.thehoneydewdrops.com Settled in Baltimore MD, but hailing from Virginia, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish, were inspired by modern America and roots music. This is the first album … Continue reading →
SUSIE GLAZE and THE HILONESOME BAND Not That Kind of Girl Hilonesome www.susieglaze.com I must admit I asked my editor for this disc because I liked the cover, a black and white old-time photo of a … Continue reading →
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THE KROPOTKINS Portents of Love Mulatta Records www.cdbaby.com/large-river-music Named after the Russian anarchist prince Peter Kropotkin, this New York City and Memphis-based sextet was created in 1994 by singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and neuroscientist Dave Soldier … Continue reading →
FRANK WAKEFIELD and RED ALLEN The WDON Recordings, 1963 Patuxent 258 www.pxrec.com Talk about a time capsule! There are twenty-two performances here from WDON broadcasts in 1963. WDON was an AM station in Wheaton … Continue reading →
MONROE FIELDS with CARL SAUCEMAN and THE GREEN VALLEY BOYS 1950s-60s Broadcasts Patuxent 259 www.pxrec.com Another excellent archival bluegrass release from Patuxent Music! This one spotlights mandolinist/vocalist Monroe Fields with Carl Sauceman and his band the … Continue reading →
SNYDER FAMILY BAND Wherever I Wander Mountain Home Music Co. www.mountainhomemusiccompany.com More than a few years ago now, I was down in North Carolina when a friend insisted that I go to the Cook … Continue reading →
Sad news today as word that Dobro player Tut Taylor has passed at age 91 on Thursday morning. Known for his contributions to John Hartford’s revolutionary Aereo-Plain record, Taylor was a beloved name throughout the bluegrass and old-time music community. … Continue reading →
