• Light In The Window III

    Here is another Light In The Window post from Richard F. Thompson. A variation of this piece has been published in British Bluegrass News. A fourth installment will be along in a week or so. Light In The Window - A series

  • Barbara Lamb – Twisty Girl

    Twisty Girl is the name of the latest CD from fiddler, vocalist and songwriter Barbara Lamb. It contains 10 new tracks - all Lamb originals - with Scott Vestal on banjo, banjo uke and synth banjo, Mike Bub and Scott Esbeck

  • Skype guitar lessons with Russ Barenberg

    Nashville flatpicker Russ Barenberg is accepting private guitar students online. Guitarists anywhere in the world can sign up for lessons using Skype, free software that enables two-way video/audio chat. You can download Skype, but will need a video-enabled computer and either

  • Larry Sparks to Rural Rhythm Christian

    Rural Rhythm Records will launch their Gospel imprint (Rural Rhythm Christian) with a newly remastered reissue of a Larry Sparks Gospel album released in 2001 to limited distribution. I Just Want To Thank You Lord features Larry with his band at

  • Free download from Frank Solivan

    Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen are offering a free download for anyone who is, or will sign up as their fan at ReverbNation. The song is Scorchin' The Gravy from Frank's most recent CD, Selfish Tears. Frank tells us that the

  • Folk Arts Quartet

    We've commented a number of times about the fertile acoustic string music scene in and around Boston, MA. It is fueled in large part by the number of prestigious and highly selective music schools in the area, and a willingness

  • Rounder to reissue Stanley-Sizemore tracks

    Can't You Hear the Mountains Calling is the title Rounder Records has given to a reissued Ralph Stanley CD that has risen from humble beginnings. It was originally released as Sixteen Years on cassette tape in 1985 on Stanley's Rivertracks label,

  • Speed of Life from The Dirt Band

    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has lifetime bluegrass street cred, even if they never even thought about bluegrass music again. Their 1970 triple album, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, featured stellar guest performances by many of the stars and legends of

  • Fishing Music II

    If you're into bluegrass and acoustic music, and fishing, then here's an album for you. Being a fishing enthusiast myself, I thought it was worth sharing. This is the second in the series, hence the title, Fishing Music II. The CD