These days, joining organizations – especially trade organizations – isn’t necessarily the most popular activity in the world, so why am I taking time to write about a trade organization that holds a conference, meeting, award show, and showcase in […]
To understand why Alison Krauss is one of the greatest singers of our time — and not just in bluegrass, not just in country, but in all of English-language pop — listen to “Goodbye Is All We Have” from her […]
The headline news with Union Station lately has been guitarist Dan Tyminski’s ascension to minor star status, thanks to the success of O Brother, Where Art Thou? But more relevant to the music itself since the group’s last album with […]
As someone once noted, bluegrass somehow suggests a wilder yet simpler time. For Alison Krauss, now the musics undisputed star, that time was the 70s. Krauss grew up listening to traditional bluegrass, as well as such progressive bands as the […]
