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Heart of a Song - Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice |
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Written by Paul Lundgren
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 “Nominated numerous times for Male Vocalist of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA), Junior Sisk is at the top of his game…….”
The opening track of The Heart of a Song aptly introduces what is to come. “A Far Cry From Lester and Earl” laments the drifting of bluegrass music from its traditions, quoting from |
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Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers Hymns from the Hills |
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Written by Enrico Scull
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 Say you're in the mood for some down home gospel music. You look through your meager collection (you can never have enough bluegrass). You get out your Stanley Brothers, Larry Sparks, and other bluegrass gospel albums but where do you go after you've run out of the usual workhorses? I would put on Hymns from the Hills and then start all over again! Joe and his band prove what I've long suspected, that bluegrass was |
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Rebel Records Releases Relics |
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Written by Rich O'Hanley
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The folks at Rebel Records must have been cleaning out an attic, or a cellar, or a shed or some other outbuilding and found some previously released material and, because they found it, they decided to release it anew. The result is two CDs from Ralph Stanley and one each from the Coon Creek Girls, Kenny Baker and Joe Greene, Dave Evans, Bill Grant and Delia Bell, and A.L. Wood and the Smokey Ridge Boys.
There seems to be a tendency on bluegrass radio to gush over each new release. I find that as helpful as reviews on Amazon. Being a book publisher, I’m well aware of how easy it is to game the review process on Amazon to ensure five stars. Seriously, folks, not everything rates five stars, nor deserves a standing ovation.
 Coon Creek Girls, “Lily May, Rosie & Susie”
Until I listened to “Lily May, Rosie & Susie,” I hadn’t heard of the Coon Creek Girls. The name suggested a kick-ass contemporary bluegrass band comprised of virtuoso women with vocals like the Angel Band. Needless to say, I was more than a little surprised.
The Coon Creek Girls are a band from the ‘30s through ‘50s playing Appalachian |
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The McPeak Brothers: Yesteryears |
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Written by Roy Streever
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 What a night to write a CD review! A beautiful sunset, the last great weather of 2011, a wonderful cabernet. OK, let's talk about the McPeak Brothers. Unless you're a hardcore bluegrass listener and go back a few years, you may have missed these guys. Now is your chance to catch some real nice pickin' and singing - classic three part brother harmonies, courtesy of Larry, Dewey and Mike presented in their unique |
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Chris Thile & Michael Daves: Sleep With One Eye Open |
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Written by Iain Birchwood
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 The latest project from Chris Thile - this time with guitar player Michael Daves – is one that bluegrass lovers can really sink their teeth into. A stripped-down, low-fi recording of two highly talented musicians re-working the classics with energy and enthusiasm, Sleep With One Eye Open is one of the most genuine bluegrass records to be released in recent times. I say genuine not to diminish the efforts of all the other |
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