Guy Clark
Guy Clark • His craggy, wistful story-songs, and plain-spoken delivery are also indicative of his persona. Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Foundation’s Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, Clark was honored with the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in 2005. The following year, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum named Guy Clark as its prestigious 2006 Artist-In-Residence. His CD Workbench Songs (2006), released... Read More
The Downtown Ramblers • On The Other Side Of The City
Downtown Ramblers • "On The Other Side Of The City", New Album! Out May 2011 • ORDER HERE • NOW BOOKING US TOUR FALL 2011 • Voted #1 European Bluegrass Band 2009 at The European World Of Bluegrass, Downtown Ramblers is a bluegrass band from Gothenburg, Sweden • CONTACT: Oskar Reuter at info@downtownramblers.com The Downtown Ramblers • Voted #1 European Bluegrass Band 2009 at The European World Of Bluegrass. Downtown Ramblers is a bluegrass band from... Read More
Clint Wilson "On The Road" With "In The Groove"
Terry Baucom – “In A Groove” – Baucom At His Best! • With the “great debate” going strong about what is or isn’t “bluegrass”, there is one recent release that leaves no doubt. Terry Baucom’s “In A Groove” is a bluegrass album to the core. As a young banjo player, Terry Baucom was one of my first banjo heroes. I collected as much of his music as possible and bought his Acutab Instructional VHS. So, when I learned that he was recording a solo project,... Read More
Bill Monroe • Uncle Pen
Bill Monroe • "Bill Monroe‘s mother died when he was ten, followed by his father six years later. As his brothers and sisters had moved away, after bouncing among uncles and aunts, Monroe settled in with his, now disabled, uncle Pendleton Vandiver, often accompanying him when Vandiver played the fiddle at dances. This experience inspired one of Monroe’s most famous compositions, "Uncle Pen," recorded in 1950 and released on the 1972 album, "Bill... Read More
Bluegrass? • Chris Pandolfi
I’ve been paying attention to the recent news about Bluegrass Nation–an interesting and potentially very exciting new development for the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association). For some more background on BG Nation check out Craig Havighurst’s blog. I salute the folks trying to give the music a boost, but as a young professional in an up and coming ‘bluegrass’ band, I acknowledge that the challenges facing this genre (especially its aspiring acts) are significant.... Read More
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band • "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
Will the Circle Be Unbroken is a 1972 album officially by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, but with collaboration from many famous Bluegrass and country-western players, including Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Bashful Brother Oswald, Norman Blake, Jimmy Martin, and others. It also introduced fiddler Vassar Clements to a wider audience. Its title comes from a song by Ada R. Habershon (famously re-arranged by A. P. Carter) and reflects... Read More
