Following a great Easter weekend celebrating Christ’s resurrection with loved ones, I decided to choose one of my favorite Gospel albums for this Album of the Week: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s Kept & Protected from 1997. Ever since their second album in
Most people think of the typical bluegrass band as consisting of five instruments: banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, and bass. However, many of the best bluegrass groups wouldn’t have been complete without the rich sound of the resophonic guitar. The world
From their highly anticipated, self-titled debut release which hit shelves in October 2010, to their recognized success at the 2011 IBMA Awards where they took multiple trophies, The Boxcars have been getting quite a lot of attention within the world
On Sunday, my father (Joe Mullins) and I sat and listened to every minute of a funeral for a man I had only been around once. Why would the passing of someone who I didn’t even know personally cause my
For any college age musician, selling your ‘axe’ to buy a wedding ring would be a quite disheartening event. However, for at least one banjo picker, Mark Rigney, it was probably for the best. After laying down his beloved Gibson and
The Del McCoury Band is playing this weekend at the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, and I am really psyched to get to see them again. Del, whose fans range from Vince Gill to Elvis Costello, is a living legend in
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching the mania unfold that is March Madness over the past week, as has so much of the nation. After Cincinnati’s down-to-the-wire victory over Florida State last night, the state of Ohio secured four teams in
The world of bluegrass is full of hot pickers and singers, but very few appear as triple threats; singing, playing, and writing their own material. With the release of a brand new ten song, thirty-two minute album entitled Down Another
I like to think of Rhonda Vincent’s Back Home Again as The Lion King of bluegrass albums. Stick with me on this... The Lion King tells the story of Simba the lion who returns to the Pridelands to take his place
When it comes to contemporary bluegrass Gospel, the standards against which all others get measured are Paul Williams and the Victory Trio, the Isaacs and Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver. With The Gospel Side of Dailey &Vincent, Jamie Dailey and Darrin
