Reviews

The weekend of DelFest Lite in Round Hill, Virginia was for the most part grey with rains on and off, but the talk around the festival was all about how happy the folks were to be having fun at a

A hallowed heritage can be hard to live up to. Expectation is often intimidating, but when your granddad was someone who happened to be one of the most iconic folksingers of all time, the bar is set so high, it's

It had been over three years since I had the opportunity to see Larry Sparks live, when I attended his concert at Meadowgreen Music Park in Clay City, KY, last weekend. Let me tell you – that’s just too long.

We finally got our hands on a copy of the new Earl Scruggs Banjo Songbook from Hal Leonard, which will surely have a place on the bookshelf of every serious banjo player or student worldwide. At least all who have

Michael Graber and the Memphis-based collective called Graber Gryass aren't your typical bluegrass band, given their seemingly off-kilter attitude and a woozy delivery that often sounds like they're on the receiving end of continuing supply of adult beverages or, perhaps,

Danny Paisley doesn't wear fancy stage clothes and doesn't add lots of gimmicks and adornments to his guitar playing. With a voice like his, he doesn't need any of those things to establish his bluegrass credentials. He just steps up to

Caroline & Company celebrate the release of Applejack with a custom album art cake at Lorraine's Caroline Owens, 19 year old songbird/guitarist from central North Carolina, has just released her first album with her band, Caroline & Company. Entitled Applejack, the

Darin & Brooke Aldridge with John Cowan at Dumplin' Valley (5/14/21) - photo by Alisa B. Cherry When Darin Aldridge refers to his wife Brooke as the reigning queen of bluegrass, it's clearly more than an excuse for bragging and bravado.

Enduring 50 years as a professional bluegrass musician is an incredible accomplishment. Not many pickers or singers can say that they have truly made bluegrass their life's work, but among those who can is Terry Baucom. Baucom celebrated his golden

Suffice it to say, Willie Marschner’s parents must be proud. His eponymous album for Patuxent Records shows that at the age of only 13, this native of Fairfax Virginia displays a combination of skill and dexterity on the fiddle that