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Author Archive: Daniel Mullins
Daniel is from southwestern Ohio and has been around bluegrass his entire life. He manages the Classic Country Connection, a music store in southern Ohio which specializes in bluegrass, classic country, and gospel music. He is the host of the Bending The Strings radio program, which plays a variety of bluegrass, newgrass, and Americana music. He also maintains the website for Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers.
Rodgers Remembrance Vol VII: Waiting For A Train
This week we are going to once again remember the life and times of America’s Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman, and the Father of Country Music: the late, great Jimmie Rodgers. On Saturday, May 26, Jimmie Rodgers will have been gone 80 years. Arguably the [...]
Dailey & Vincent’s Brothers of the Highway
It’s been over four years since bluegrass superstars, Dailey & Vincent have released a “regular” album. That doesn’t, however, mean they’ve been dormant. Since 2009′s Brothers From Different Mothers, their last bluegrass album for Rounder Records, they have released three very successful albums: an a [...]
National Record Store Day coming up on April 20th
I walked into the store, and even though I was the only one in there, I saw a thousand faces staring back at me. The glare of the cellophane made it hard to see, but I liked it. By not having Blu-ray players and plasma [...]
Pikelny & Friends: This Ain’t A Hobby
In the bottom of Shriners’ Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN, a packed house was anxiously awaiting “the one and only second performance” of a band they’d never heard. Noam Pikelny with his friends Ronnie McCoury, Luke Bulla, Barry Bales, and Bryan Sutton took the [...]
Album of the Week #33 – Paul Williams’ Hard Working Pilgrim
Bluegrass Gospel has always been some of my favorite music, but it holds an extra special place in my heart during Easter when we celebrate Christ’s resurrection. These songs of the faith while celebrating Christ’s wondrous work is, literally, a match made in heaven. My [...]
Longview All-Star Jam Caps Off Spring S.O.I.M.F.
In 1998, a team of bluegrass all-stars who reawakened the world to the sounds of traditional bluegrass were the big winners at the IBMA Awards Show. Bringing home Recorded Event of the Year and Song of the Year honors that year, Longview ruled the world [...]
Roads Well Traveled from Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s latest album, Roads Well Traveled, was released today. This most recent inductee into the Bluegrass Hall of Honor shows no signs of slowing down. His latest release is filled with the same originality we have come to expect from Doyle over his fifty [...]
Album of the Week #32 – Chris Thile’s How To Grow A Woman From The Ground
It was announced a few months ago that bluegrass’ own Chris Thile will be awarded a MacArthur genius grant. Congratulations. There isn’t a more deserving artist. But hold your applause. His award is eclipsed by the honor he is receiving this week: An Album Of [...]
The Ultimate Playlist for your Bluegrass Valentine
It’s finally here, fellas: Die Hard 5 hits theaters TODAY! Unfortunately, for most of you, Bruce Willis takes a backseat to Cupid. If you didn’t know by now, today is Valentine’s Day. How many of you have forgotten until now? And yes, your local Wal-Mart [...]
Album of the Week #31: The Seldom Scene’s Act I
Before we rang in the new year, the bluegrass community received some sad news. Dobro innovator, Mike Auldridge, lost his battle with cancer on December 29. Auldridge transformed the resophonic guitar. He took a rousing, unsophisticated, “good time” instrument, and made it intimate, classy, and [...]
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