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Breaking Grass has dropped a single from their upcoming album, three weeks ahead of its July 31 release date. The single is for the title track, Running With The Moon, written by guitarist and lead singer Cody Farrar. This is the second, self-produced project from this northern Mississippi band, which also includes Tyler White on [...]
Go Parker!, the long-awaited solo project from Jeff Parker, mandolinist and vocalist with Dailey & Vincent, is now set for a July 9 release on Lonesome Day Records. From a quick listen to extended samples on Airplay Direct, this sounds like it could be the next really big album of 2012. Parker has long been [...]
The latest album from the singing Bankesters, Looking Forward, hit on June 1. As always, it features Phil and Dorene Bankester and their trio of talented daughters, Melissa, Emily and Alysha. Or, I should say, this project features the trio. Their earlier releases also included contributions from their sister, Lindsey, who no longer performs with [...]
A single has been released from Looking Forward, the upcoming album by The Bankesters. This talented family band from Illinois has successfully navigated the most difficult hurdle facing groups of this kind: growing from a "cute kid" act to a serious collection of young adult musicians. Of course, mom and dad are still in the [...]
Alan Tompkins is a true Renaissance man, what once was called a dilletante without a hint of disparagement. Growing up in western Kentucky, he developed a passion for traditional music, and found that he possessed a knack for playing and singing bluegrass and Gospel songs. After relocating to Texas and obtaining both an MBA and [...]
Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. In this final episode, we hear from two of the ladies. Melissa Triplett, here: We’re done! The past 6 days have been fun, intense, and incredibly rewarding. There’ s nothing like recording [...]
Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. We're all exhausted after a very long but really great day. Last night we pushed as hard as we could, trying to get one more take in before another round of storms [...]
Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. Day 4 was interesting. We worked on the fastest track on the CD, and it was a real challenge. Just when we were getting in the groove, we were forced into a [...]
Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. We’ve finished day three, with a much greater sense of accomplishment. We’re half-way through the six days that we’ve planned and budgeted for and we think a little more than half-way through [...]
Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. Day two didn’t seem as productive as day one. We tracked instruments on two songs, vocals on one, and vocals on one of the songs from day one. The biggest hang up [...]
