Sweet Sunny South, The Reeltime Travelers, and Open Road along with Colorado’s Front Range region all get some world-wide exposure in Peter Heller’s best-selling book, “The Dog Stars”. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in a small town on Colorado’s Front […]
Austin, Texas singer/songwriter and guitarist Geoff Union sent me his new solo CD “Cold As Steel,” and my first impression was that instrumentally, this music was some of the best “front porch pickin’” I’d heard in a while. Surrounding himself […]
“Hi, my name is Brian and I am a former Rock ‘n Roll Addict….I had it bad too….” That’s how my own “Hooked on Bluegrass” story begins. Yours may begin a lot differently. Chris Stapleton (formerly with the SteelDrivers) […]
The Little House On The Prairie books of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and the television series starring Michael Landon, are a multi-generational phenomena that have, and will continue to, affect American culture and history in the decades to come. In my […]
My son is an “old soul” when it comes to his musical tastes. The Dead, CCR, Tom Petty, Neil Young….. the sound-track of the 60’s and 70’s suits him just fine. But, he also has an inquisitive and adventurous side […]
An old Irish friend of mine from Belfast used to tell me: “Remember son, there’s just no substitute for class.” That thought kept popping into my head as I listened to Larry Stephenson’s new CD, “What Really Matters.” There is […]
By W.J. Hallock Bill Evans / In Good Company Record Label: Native and Fine Records Released: May 2012 One quick first listen to this CD was all I was going to have time for….. three hours later I was still […]
By W.J. Hallock Carolina Road – Back To My Roots Rural Rhythm Records Released: August, 2011 A bluegrass band with name recognition, a solid fan base and musical credentials has two choices when it comes time to record a new […]
By Dan King Scenic Roots – “Grounded” Scenic Roots Music LLC 2012 As a reviewer for Prescription Bluegrass, I receive many album submissions from independent artists hoping to get a favorable review published on their work. Many of them contain admirable […]
By Dan King Steep Canyon Rangers – Nobody Knows You Rounder Records Released: April, 2012 Most folks these days have at least a casual awareness of the Steep Canyon Rangers from their affiliation with actor/comedian Steve Martin. The banjo picking […]
