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As the weather gets colder and lights, tinsel, and garland start appearing at stores everywhere, it's easy to know Christmas is getting closer. And with that also comes Christmas music, and the release of new holiday albums by some of our favorite artists. Among the earlier releases this year is Jeff Parker's It's Christmas Time, [...]
The 2013 Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival is well underway, and we have some photos from Day 1 courtesy of Bill Warren. More to come.
Rebel Records has announced the October 22nd release of a new Gospel compilation album, Memories of That Old Country Church (REB-CD-8008). Gospel and sacred music has been an integral part of bluegrass music’s repertoire for as long as the music has been played and as new bands were introduced each has added to an increasingly wonderful [...]
Mountain Fever has another new CD out today, Blue Side Of Me, from Jeff Brown and Still Lonesome. Brown is a powerful vocalist, with a sound reminiscent of Larry Sparks, with whom he once worked, and the great Ralph Stanley, who schooled Sparks at the early stage of his career. He is supported here by [...]
We caught up recently with the legendary Larry Sparks to get an update on his next album, a celebration of his 50th year performing in bluegrass music. It is expected to be released on Rebel Records in the latter part of 2013. Like 40, his previous milestone project a decade ago, this upcoming golden anniversary record has a [...]
Jeff Brown earned his bluegrass cred working for Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers in the mid-'90s. Back then, Jeff handled bass on the road with Sparks, but he is now on guitar with his own band, consisting of very talented young folks from far southwest Virginia, including some of his kin folk. A debut [...]
This past weekend Terry and Jan Lease hosted the 19th edition of the Great Northern Indoor Bluegrass Music Festival. Friday brought Newtown, Larry Sparks, Special C, Kody Norris, and a relatively new band from Minnesota, Copper Creek. Saturday featured Donna Ulisse, The Boxcars, Little Roy Lewis and Lizzy Long, Jerry Butler, and the Harman’s. Donna did [...]
Here is David Morris' interview with Larry Sparks, shot this past weekend at the DC Bluegrass Festival. As with yesterday's Frank Solivan video, we are grateful to Eric Tapp for technical assistance. [jwplayer config="bgtnwm" width="450" height="258" file="https://bgt.builtlikeclockwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Sparks_DC.mp4" image="https://bgt.builtlikeclockwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sparks_vid.jpg"]
Brides are told to include something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue in their wedding get-up. At the D.C. Bluegrass Union’s fourth annual festival in the Washington suburbs, it was something old, something new, something borrowed and everything bluegrass. The old – in terms of longevity, not physical age – was Larry Sparks. [...]
Terry and I have been enjoying spending time here at SPBGMA with so many of the fine folks who create, promote, broadcast and write this wonderful bluegrass music we love so well. Roland White spent much of the afternoon at the booth, which is always a treat. Katy Daley from WAMU's Bluegrass Country has been [...]
