Ed Helms has gotten our attention before when he did a little picking on The Office. He's got a new movie heading to the big screen, and again he'll be injecting some music into the role. NPR invited Helms into
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Shannon Slaughter – The Sideman Steps Out
Shannon Slaughter has been one of my favorite bluegrass guitarists since I first met him in the mid-1990s. At the time, he had just finished a stint with Lost & Found, and had joined Larry Stephenson's band. It was immediately obvious
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Two more Ralph Stanley reissues from Rebel
We have lauded several times the efforts of Rebel and County Records in getting their deep back catalog into digital distribution. They have been recording bluegrass and old time music since the early 1960s, and have several hundred titles between
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Sneek peak at Beachley and Scott
Darren Beachley and Barry Scott stirred up a buzz when they announced in December 2010 that they would be joining forces as the Beachley & Scott Band. The two Quicksilver alums have put together a fine band with Shayne Bartley on
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Northern Departure in Sound Off!
We heard yesterday from Chris Luquette, guitarist with Northern Departure, a young bluegrass band based in Seattle. They were chosen this past weekend as finalists in a music competition called Sound Off!, or as it is also known, the Battle of
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Gibson Brothers – Help My Brother
Fellow bluegrass blogger Ted Lehmann has published a lengthy and detailed review of Help My Brother, the new CD from The Gibson Brothers, due February 22 from Compass Records. Ted goes song-by-song through the album, and includes more than a dozen
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Larry Sparks Almost Home in March
March will be a big month for Rounder Records. They have new projects coming from Charlie Sizemore, Steve Martin, Sierra Hull... and Larry Sparks. Sparks, our current godfather of traditional bluegrass, is at the height of his career, enjoying later in
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One Foot In The Honky Tonk
What a great album title! One Foot In The Honky Tonk is the name of the upcoming CD release from James Reams and the Barnstormers, due shortly on Reams' Mountain Redbird label. Though based now in the bluegrass mecca of Brooklyn
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Nickel Creek vinyl reissues in April
Sugar Hill will be releasing audiophile vinyl editions of their three Nickel Creek albums as part of the April 16 Record Store Day events. This includes their self-titled debut album, This Side, and Why Should The Fire Die each reissued
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Chosen Road seeking banjo player
Jonathan Buckner and Chosen Road is a touring Gospel bluegrass band based in Princeton, WV. Their new CD, Old Time Way, has just been released by Poor Mountain Music. They have a busy schedule of Church shows booked for 2011, and