KIRK SUTPHIN & RILEY BAUGUS Long-Time Piedmont Pals Old Blue Records 705 www.oldbluerecords.com www.rileybaugus.com The title of this CD by Kirk Sutphin & Riley Baugus is particularly apt. The two met on their grade school bus. … Continue reading →
RED HEN STRINGBAND Birds Of A Feather Wepecket Island 016 www.wepecket.com www.redhenstringband.com Red Hen Stringband is a very special aggregation of master musicians. At first they appear as an old-time stringband with fiddle, banjo and all, … Continue reading →
ORPHEUS SUPERTONES Going To Town Mudthumper 0022 www.mudthumper.com The old-time music revival is in its seventh decade. In that time we have encountered revivalist bands that kept to the tradition, multidimensional outfits that … Continue reading →
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS Leaving Eden Nonesuch 529809 www.nonesuch.com www.carolinachocolatedrops.com The second Nonesuch CD from the Carolina Chocolate Drops is an aural wonderland! I’ve been listening to this band since their days as Sankofa Strings and … Continue reading →
THE ATOMIC DUO Broadsides The Atomic Duo www.theatomicduo.com The Atomic Duo are Silas Lowe and Mark Rubin. They hail from Austin Texas and you may recognize Mark as a co-founder of the band The Bad … Continue reading →
