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The Infamous Stringdusters Showcase Their New Album Toward the Fray
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......
Rick Faris: THE NEXT MOUNTAIN
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......
Chris Castino and Chicken Wire Empire: Fresh Pickles
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......
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, LISTEN TO THIS! A review of Scott Mulvahill’s Music.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, LISTEN TO THIS! A review of Scott Mulvahill’s Music. The scent of Coffee inundated this small apartment I live in, down in Nashville, TN. It’s fall time, and the light shining through the window taints everything with a golden hue. It’s one of those days in......
ROGER CLINE: So InClined
When Roger Cline decided to cut a CD, after some prodding from friends and fellow musicians, he wanted a project as varied as his own musical history. With his 2020 release So InClined, he did just that. Raised in Maryland with the Mason-Dixon Line just up the road from his home,......
NATE LEE: WINGS OF A JETLINER
Certainly since the pioneering days of Bill Monroe, nobody has questioned the mandolin’s rightful place in the bluegrass world, but the instrument is too often relegated to a secondary role. In his new solo CD, Wings of a Jetliner, set for a June 12 release, Nate Lee firmly settles his mandolin front......
BECKY BULLER SAFE@HOME IN MANCHESTER
When Becky Buller chose the title for her upcoming CD Distance and Time, she had no idea how ironic it would be: “We’re all distancing and we just need some time.” She describes this CD, her third recorded on Stephen “Mojo” Mougin’s Dark Shadow Recording label, as a real mix. “I’m......
DARIN AND BROOKE ALDRIDGE: INNER JOURNEY
No one listening to the magical combination of Darin and Brooke Aldridge’s vocal performances should wonder why Brooke has been named IBMA’s female vocalist of the year three years in a row. In the same way that siblings often achieve “blood harmony,” these two play off each other’s voices in......
Solo Release from Rick Faris: Breaking in Lonesome
When someone has been playing music as long as Rick Faris has, it’s natural to want to push the limits and try something new. At seven, he began playing with his family band. Rick went on to join Special Consensus, nominated for Best Bluegrass Album Grammy in 2013 and 2019......