THREE TALL PINES All That’s Left Three Tall Pines www.threetallpines.com Boston-based Three Tall Pines presents something of a non-sequitur, in that there are actually four of them, and something of a conundrum: are they … Continue reading →
LAURIE LEWIS Skippin’ And Flyin’ Spruce And Maple 2006 www.spruceandmaplemusic.com Though virtually unknown east of the Mississippi until the mid-1980s, the past three decades have seen Laurie Lewis establish herself as one of the … Continue reading →
ANDY STATMAN Old Brooklyn Shefa 3004/5 www.andystatman.org Andy Statman, a bluegrass mandolin and klezmer clarinet virtuoso, blends elements of bluegrass and klezmer with elements of jazz, blues, rock and roll, folk, country, world music … Continue reading →
TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON Steamboat In A Cornfield Squirrel 1056 www.truckstophoneymoon.com/ Vocalists, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Katie Euliss and Mike West borrowed the title of their latest project from a true-to-life children’s book by the late folk, … Continue reading →
AKIRA OTSUKA First Tear Patuxent 231 www.pxrec.com www.akiraotsuka.com American Bluegrass fans first became aware of mandolinist Akira Otsuka as a member of the groundbreaking Japanese band Bluegrass 45. Since those days he has been a … 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 →
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 →
CHRIS JONES & THE NIGHT DRIVERS Lost Souls & Free Spirits Rebel 7518 www.rebelrecords.com Though his voice is familiar to thousands as a DJ on Sirius XM radio’s bluegrass channel (a gig that has … Continue reading →
Radio Bluegrass International, the streaming audio representation of the International Bluegrass Music Museum which was launched in May of 2007, announced on December 11, 2007, that it will debut three new programs beginning December 13, 2008 at 8:00 AM CST. … Continue reading →
