Tag : bluegrass

LIVE MUSIC REVIEW

SHELTON AND WILLIAMS: THE STATION INN

Nancy Posey
The saying “Two’s Company; three’s a crowd” may be true in some circumstances, but when long-time music and marriage partners Jeanette and Johnny Williams teamed up with Jay Shelton to form Shelton and Williams, three made a perfect combination. On Wednesday, September 13, the Danville, VA, trio was joined on......
NEWS

HENHOUSE PROWLERS RELEASE “LEAD AND IRON”

Nancy Posey
Sometimes a songwriter would rather a song not be timely. Such is the case with the Henhouse Prowlers’ single “Lead and Iron” released this week. Jake Howard, the band’s mandolin player, wrote the song at the end of last summer—after Uvalde but before the recent Covenant School shootings. The song......
INTERVIEWS

BECKY BULLER’S SINGLE RELEASE: ‘MILLWORKER’

Nancy Posey
Becky Buller is making up for lost time. In one weekend, the band played the Grand Ole Opry and a baptism by the river for bass player Daniel Harden’s church. While working on a Christmas album due out in December, she released a cover of James Taylor’s “Millworker.” A fan......
AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 2022 FESTIVALS

THE HEAVY HEAVY 9/16/22 AT BMI ROOFTOP – AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 22

Johnny Giles
THE HEAVY HEAVY BAND MEMBERS William Turner, guitar and vocals Georgie Fuller: keys and vocals Benjamin Parker: guitar and vocals Thomas Holder: bass and vocals James Porter: drums WEBSITES/SOCIAL https://www.theheavyheavy.com https://www.facebook.com/theheavyheavymusic https://www.instagram.com/theheavyheavy/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCQfCp80eKndS8_nCoIrc2g    ...
LIVE MUSIC REVIEW

Dan Tyminski Plays AmericanaFest: The Wash at Eastside Bowl

Nancy Posey
Regulars at AmericanaFest learn to expect first-rate performances back to back presented by WMOT Roots Radio. For the second year, the station has set up shop in The Wash at Eastside Bowl, a former big box store turned bowling alley and music venue. With so many late-night shows across Music......
NEWS

The Infamous Stringdusters Showcase Their New Album Toward the Fray

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The Infamous Stringdusters Showcase Their Personal And Musical Evolution On New Album Toward the Fray; available today Announces partnership with Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on April 16   February 18, 2022 – Denver, CO – The title track of The Infamous Stringdusters’new album Toward the Fray finds the song’s......
ALBUM REVIEWS INTERVIEWS

Rick Faris: THE NEXT MOUNTAIN

Nancy Posey
When Rick Faris released his first solo album Breaking in Lonesome in November 2019, he was enjoying playing his own music. He had written all but one of the songs on the album, which was taking off. In January, he gave notice to Greg Cahill of Special Consensus after playing......
ALBUM REVIEWS

Chris Castino and Chicken Wire Empire: Fresh Pickles

Nancy Posey
Fresh Pickles, Chris Castino’s upcoming release with Chicken Wire Empire, is less a departure from his career with the jam band The Big Wu than a return to his earlier influences. Castino admits that when he started writing songs, he was new to bluegrass. He credits his heightened interest to......