Reviews

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn at the Tennessee Theater (March 24, 2018) - photo by Alisa B. Cherry It’s one thing to start your set on time. It’s quite another to begin before you’re even due onstage. By that measure then, Béla

The March 2018 edition of the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival has come and gone. It was a great one! Joe and Tammy Mullins host two festivals a year at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio. The first is in late

I have a problem with Becky Buller. There I said it. My problem: After a couple of earlier reviews of Becky’s music, I’m running out of adjectives to describe her latest Dark Shadow Recording project, Crepe Paper Heart. How many ways are

Shannon Slaughter has consistently released quality music during his time on the national scene, from several years with the Lonesome River Band to more recent albums with wife Heather and his own band County Clare. His latest album, Never Standing

We heard recently from the good folks with G7 capos, a British company that has made tremendous strides in capo design this past few years. Their Heritage model was reviewed here when it was introduced in 2016, and they wanted

The 40th Annual Everglades Bluegrass Festival took place during the first weekend of March in North Miami Beach, Florida. Flatt Lonesome and Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice headlined the festival, and did not disappoint. Tellico, a four piece band out

Shelby Eicher at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (March 2018) - photo by Sandi Cooksey Last Wednesday night was no different than any other Eicher Wednesday at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Shelby Eicher always has tons of talent,

Sara Watkins, Aoife O'Donovan, and Sarah Jarosz of I'm With Her - photo by Alisa B Cherry There’s nothing quite like the sound of voices blended in harmony, and when those voices belong  to three of the most able and engaging

The 14th February Palatka Bluegrass Festival kicked off with a bang on Thursday afternoon. The day turned warm and sunny with the temperature reaching 80 degrees. Sherry Boyd is once more handling the MC duties, She keeps the bands and the

Would you rather hear an average rendition of a great song, or a stellar version of an average song? That's a though experiment I have rolled around in my brain for some time, mostly for fun. Ultimately, however, neither can