Larkin Poe, the sister duo formed when The Lovell Sisters disbanded earlier this year, have just released Summer, their debut EP project, along with a music video for the song Long Hard Fall. Their music is more pop than bluegrass, a
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Big news from Steep Canyon Rangers
Katy Daley had Woody Platt from Steep Canyon Rangers on her Bluegrass Country show this morning, and he shared some pretty cool news about their upcoming collaboration project with Steve Martin. Turns out that after five days in the studio with
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Honeywagon: Songs From Neverland
Here's something unique we just came across. The band Honeywagon was formed several years ago in the Los Angeles, CA area. They've released three previous CDs, each one a tribute to a different non-bluegrass artist. The first was Sympathy for Bluegrass:
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Colleen Powers – For Little Ones
Colleen Powers, a popular singer/songwriter from Newfoundland, has teamed up with Newfie bluegrass band Crooked Stovepipe for a fun-filled CD of children's music. For Little Ones offers 14 songs, including children's favorites like Muffin Man along with a number of
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Dogwood Winter – Gully and Stafford
Sometimes it can be a tad disconcerting reviewing the many recordings that come across our desk each week. Sure, there is a lot of good music, but not so much really great music - the sort that demands multiple listenings
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Jesse McReynolds to release Grateful Dead tribute CD
Jesse McReynolds is set to release a Grateful Dead tribute album. Yes... you read that right. Grand Ole Opry member, one half of the legendary bluegrass power duo Jim & Jesse, and pioneering crosspicking mandolinist Jesse McReynolds' next album will pay
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Trains I Missed from Balsam Range
Balsam Range has released the title track from their upcoming Mountain Home CD, Trains I Missed, as a single to bluegrass and Americana radio. The song, written by Walt Wilkins, Gilles Godard and Nicole Witt, is a unique take on
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Between the Hollow and the High Rise
Kathy Kallick has been a stalwart of the west coast bluegrass scene for more than three decades, so much so that while still actively performing she is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievment Award from the California Bluegrass Association. For
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It’s a Carolina Hurricane
Lorraine Jordan's most recent CD, Carolina Hurricane, is another that we've been meaning to highlight this past few months. It's her second with her current edition of her touring band, Carolina Road, and they play with the sort of comfort
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Review: Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
I've been a fan of Frank Solivan II since I first heard him perform with the United States Navy band, Country Current. Frank has since left the Navy and formed his own band bearing his name, Frank Solivan & Dirty