Reviews

Dave Yates' 4-song EP, Cardboard In Her Shoes, has got East Tennessee written all over it. Of course Yates himself is on the faculty in the East Tennessee State University's bluegrass music program, and has plied his trade as a singer, songwriter

Fans of the up-and-coming North Carolina-based Smith Family Band may have been wondering why they haven’t heard anything from the group in the past several months. They shouldn’t worry – the band is still going strong, just under a new

Callahan, Florida's Trinity River Band has been making fans all across the country since they began touring full-time a few years ago. They count Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Bradley Walker, and Tim Shleton among their supporters, and are beginning to

Detour really shook up the bluegrass world in 2012 with the release of A Better Place, the Michigan band's third album. It was remarkable for the introduction of a new voice and sound in the person of Missy Armstrong, the

Not many groups who began playing together in the 1950s are still going strong today – particularly not with their original lineup still intact. James, Russell, and Edd Easter – more commonly known as The Easter Brothers – are one

It’s not uncommon for bluegrass bands to claim an association with tradition. Some are based in it, some are influenced by it, some have built upon it, while others seem to have completely forgotten about it. One Mt. Airy, NC-area

Volume Five has been releasing some of the best new modern traditional bluegrass around for the past several years. Their most recent project, 2013’s Run, had several songs appear on the Bluegrass Today charts, including lead single Rich Man’s Daughter,

Until the rich history of the Seldom Scene is laid down in book form, the band's newest CD, Long Time…Seldom Scene, will serve as a terrific Cliff’s Notes version of the story and music. Long Time, released today by Smithsonian Folkways,

While none of the young ladies of the Loose Strings Band are even out of college yet, they’re already making a name for themselves around their home base of Galax, Virginia. In the past year, they not only placed 13th

Fans of Sierra Hull and Alison Krauss who have been waiting impatiently for new albums from their favorite ethereal-voiced songstresses may be able to find a fix in the new album from Ashley Lewis. Lewis, a mandolin player and singer