There are certain instruments you can always expect to see listed in the credits of a bluegrass album. Banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and bass are all usuals, along with the occasional dobro, and even drums in more progressive groups. However,
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Toogaroo – Covered Grass
It's always difficult to know what to expect when you hear that a bluegrass band is made up of people who have no background in bluegrass music. Will the album simply be covers of old classics? Pop music with banjo? Or,
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Second Time Around – Jason Davis
If you've caught a Junior Sisk show this past few years, or heard his last two records, you know what a blistering banjo picker he has in Jason Davis. This month, at the age of 23, Davis is seeing his second
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Powerlines – Mustered Courage
Most artists who make the leap from another genre to bluegrass come from country, old time, or perhaps Christian/Gospel music. It’s not often you hear of a bluegrass band that started out in hip-hop, but for Australian group Mustered Courage,
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Our Lady of the Tall Trees – Cahalen Morrison and Eli West
It seems like there’s quite a bit of old-time, folk, and bluegrass music coming from the western United States lately, much of it with a heavy emphasis on peaceful sounds and gentle melodies. With their new release, Our Lady of
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Arthel’s Guitar – Jack Lawrence
Jack Lawrence will always be known for his 25 years as accompanist and flatpicking partner to the legendary Doc Watson. Not a bad item to have on your resumé. But Jack was already a noted guitarist when Doc took him on
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Long Gone Out West Blues – Pharis and Jason Romero
Some of today’s most enjoyable folk music comes from British Columbia husband-and-wife duo Pharis and Jason Romero. Their 2011 debut, A Passing Glimpse, was a beautifully understated album of old-time tunes, and their new release, Long Gone Out West Blues,
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Dollar – Bo Isaac and The Rounders
Some readers may remember the Kentucky-based group Summertown Road, which released a self-titled album back in 2010. The group’s lead vocalist, Bo Isaac, has reassembled several members of the band to release a new project under the name Bo Isaac
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Nathan Stanley – The Legacy Continues
Nathan Stanley, the grandson of the one-and-only Ralph Stanley, has released a new album, The Legacy Continues, recorded with his grandpa's band. At 20 years of age, Nathan has already logged more than a decade traveling with The Clinch Mountain
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Roots of My Raising – Clinton Gregory Bluegrass Band
Several country artists have made the leap to bluegrass in recent years, with most of them simply returning to the music they grew up loving and performing. Clinton Gregory is among the latest artists to make the change from country