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Review: Lonesome River Band—Chronology, Volume Two
The Lonesome River Band, reaching it’s 30th year anniversary of playing and recording bluegrass music, has met the basic question for all bluegrass groups—to play traditional, or to move into the modern iterations of bluegrass—with a resounding statement that they play it straight! Unsullied with the strains of rock, jazz or country, they continue to put out a bluegrass sound that has its roots in McCoury and Rice, and derived right from the
My Favorite Album
I remember a picnic in the fall of 1968 when I was discussing music with the late Danny Del Santo, who was a member of the Arm Brothers Band with our own Jerry Oland. I was saying how I really liked classic country music but that it lacked the drums and electric punch of Rock. Danny said, “Then you will love this new album by the Byrds called Sweetheart of the Rodeo. This album is often credited with being the start of
CD Review: Special Consensus-Scratch Gravel Road
I love this CD. Everything about this album is top notch; arrangements, production, singing and playing by the band. Did I leave anything out? Each song has been crafted to unique perfection and the album contains a wide diversity of material. The truly impressive songs come from such great writers as Harley Allen, Mark Brinkman, Becky Buller, Tim Stafford, Jon Weisberger, Tom T. Hall, Billy Smith, Craig Market and Ryan Roberts.
New Bluegrass and Old Heartaches: Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Mountain Express
As I viewed the cover of New Bluegrass and Old Heartaches by Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Mountain Express, I was hoping to hear that crystal clear tenor voice that impressed me so much in my youth on the songs "Once More" and "Ruby, Are You Mad." I was not disappointed. I quickly noticed the unmistakable sound of the Fern Lloyd Loar Gibson mandolin that fascinated me as a young mandolin picker. I was glued to Bobby and his
Review: Let the Light Shine Down: A Gospel Tribute to Bill Monroe
If you love old time bluegrass and you’re into gospel music then this CD, Let the Light Shine Down: A Gospel Tribute to Bill Monroe, Rebel Records, 2011, will feel like heaven. It’s a compilation by some of the all time greats of bluegrass music including Ralph Stanley and Del McCoury, along with others.My personal favorite is “Working on a Building,” performed by Seldom Scene. This rendition begins with
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