by Christine | May 9, 2016 | Welcome Column
No matter who is playing around Sammy Shelor, Lonesome Riverband has been a prominent bluegrass band because of their stellar harmonies, quirky arrangements and instrumental clarity and maturity. In those regards, this album is no different. But this album also...
by Christine | Apr 10, 2017 | Welcome Column
Darrell Webb’s bluegrass career started the year before I was born. Since then there has not been a time without Darrell Webb holding a spot in one of the major performing bluegrass acts, which makes having a detailed summary about the journey of modern bluegrass...
by Christine | Sep 13, 2020 | Welcome Column
In early October Punch Brothers released their new EP ‘Ahoy’. I believe this EP points toward an upcoming album that may represent their finest work. This five song sample shows us the new direction of their song material, and while it is not significantly different,...
by Christine | Feb 8, 2016 | Welcome Column
Since their first album in 2005, I have loved the Grascals. The combination of Jamie Johnson and Terry Eldredge vocals made up a major portion of my childhood, and this is why I was afraid to listen to their new album ‘And Then There’s This’. Eldredge remains as one...
by Christine | Aug 14, 2018 | Welcome Column
”It’s hard to believe that Chris Thile’s band the Punch Brothers has gone on as long as it has. What was once supposed to be a one-off solo project has grown into a decade old group of musicians that has explored sounds previously unheard of in bluegrass with only the...
by Christine | Nov 5, 2019 | Welcome Column
Junior Sisk and Rambler’s Choice’s new release, The Story of the Day That I Died, remains true to his Virginia, traditional bluegrass roots, but has more flair than the others seemed to have. You can tell how much fun they were having making this album and how the...
by Christine | May 29, 2018 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note–Marty wrote this column while still in high school. A couple of days ago he graduated from college, and in the fall he’ll be starting his graduate studies at U.C. Irvine, What will he be studying? Take a wild guess. RC)Junior Sisk and...
by Christine | Oct 19, 2020 | Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: “I got rhythm. I got music.” (Ira Gershwin)Rhythm. Music. Who could ask for anything more? Well, depending on your preference, just add in my gal or my guy and you’re pretty much on anyone’s path to happiness.Notice what comes first in those classic...
by Christine | Dec 26, 2015 | Welcome Column
As a new monthly Welcome Columnist, I ask you to allow me to introduce to you who I am, through a theory realized early on in my life. I am a woman who spent her youth being raised in rural America: Talent Oregon. My parents–salt of the earth:...
by Christine | May 8, 2019 | Welcome Column
“Nobody goes there – it’s too crowded!” said Yogi Berra (probably). For a few months, I have been hosting a bluegrass jam session at Bonehead’s BBQ in Lafayette. The first few months it was a raucous, rollicking event, with maybe 10 pickers. I’m sure the...
