One valuable source for my columns is the comments and discussions people write on the various hangouts and forums devoted to bluegrass and acoustic music that I subscribe to, including The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum and the Mandolin Café. Those […]
One valuable source for my columns is the comments and discussions people write on the various hangouts and forums devoted to bluegrass and acoustic music that I subscribe to, including The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum and the Mandolin Café. Those […]
When I was a high school teacher, lo these many years ago, as the school year began to draw to a close members of the senior class would sometimes say, “Let’s start a tradition!” with the idea that they would leave their […]
Liner notes must be presumed to have a commercial purpose, yet they can also be truthful. When Ron Thomason’s notes to this second self-release by one of bluegrass’ most beloved groups assert that Russell Moore’s singing “rises to the level […]
Observers attuned to bluegrass music’s darker, rawer side hear IIIrd Tyme Out’s polished, award-winning vocals and burnished solos, or see their smooth, easygoing stage shows, and conclude that the group appeals to a growing suburban audience raised on contemporary country […]
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