Music Reviews

Though Greg Blake has been in the bluegrass industry for some time, he's been gaining even more recognition within the last few years as vocalist and guitar player with Special Consensus, along with his own band, Greg Blake & Hometown.

It’s hardly surprising that Leftover Salmon chose to recruit Billy Strings, Oliver Wood, and Darol Anger to contribute to their new album, Grass Roots, especially considering the fact that they, like the band itself, represent some of the more progressive

Whenever an artist such as David Peterson releases a new recording, you know exactly what to expect. One of the foremost practitioners of traditional acoustic music, Peterson always selects first rate material, and surrounds himself with top tier instrumentalists that

True essential bluegrass not only offers authenticity, but also an emotional connection, one that's untarnished in terms of expressing sentiment and feeling without regard to any outside influences. The thoughts are freely expressed in ways that invite the listener to

When thinking of Larry Sparks, the one word that comes to mind is soul. It's a word that not only sums up his crooning vocal tone and his lead guitar playing, but it encompasses who Larry is as an artist,

Mike Mitchell's unfettered affection for bluegrass has always been apparent. As as a singer, fiddler, viola player, and instructor, his dedication to making music has been evident with each of his four albums, but it's especially now, courtesy of this

In late 2013 Lost & Found began work on a new recording at Mountain Fever Records. Due to health issues being faced by the group's founder, Allen Mills, the project was shelved for some time. Now, ten years later, we

In a recent conversation with Joe Mullins about his latest album, Let Time Ride, he told me, "I've never been more excited to lead a group of musicians than I am now." I have to say, I agree with those

Instrumental albums, even by artists that are very well known, can be a precarious proposition. Most of the time, fans and followers want the benefit of vocals and something that suggests either a catchy tune or a substantive song. Consequently,

Since Greg Cahill co-founded Special Consensus with Marc Edelstein in 1975, the band has covered a lot of ground in their forty eight years of music making. With twenty one albums to their credit, several of Special C's more recent