Michael Graber and the Memphis-based collective called Graber Gryass aren't your typical bluegrass band, given their seemingly off-kilter attitude and a woozy delivery that often sounds like they're on the receiving end of continuing supply of adult beverages or, perhaps,
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Bluegrass Troubadour – Danny Paisley
Danny Paisley doesn't wear fancy stage clothes and doesn't add lots of gimmicks and adornments to his guitar playing. With a voice like his, he doesn't need any of those things to establish his bluegrass credentials. He just steps up to
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Fine Time to Get the Blues – Terry Baucom
Enduring 50 years as a professional bluegrass musician is an incredible accomplishment. Not many pickers or singers can say that they have truly made bluegrass their life's work, but among those who can is Terry Baucom. Baucom celebrated his golden
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Willie Marschner – Willie Marschner
Suffice it to say, Willie Marschner’s parents must be proud. His eponymous album for Patuxent Records shows that at the age of only 13, this native of Fairfax Virginia displays a combination of skill and dexterity on the fiddle that
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Starry Southern Nights – Rock Hearts
There's plenty to like on Starry Southern Nights, the debut album from New England-based group, Rock Hearts. Though the record comes in a little light at only eight tracks, the band packs lots of traditional-sounding bluegrass into those numbers, ranging from
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The Sunny Side of Life – Carolyn Eyerly
With her pleasing disposition and a consistently upbeat attitude, Carolyn Eyerly makes it clear on this, her first album released under her own aegis that its tunes remain true to the title, The Sunny Side of Life. While many of
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Somewhere Beyond the Blue – Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers is one of the most consistent bands in bluegrass music. Whenever they release an album, you know exactly what you're going to get – top-tier, traditional-leaning bluegrass, powered by Mullins's solid banjo and supported
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Back to the Ozarks – Lillyanne McCool
I have never been to the self-acclaimed Folk Music Capital of the World, Mountain View, Arkansas, but after hearing 17 year old Lillyanne McCool’s album, Back To The Ozarks, I feel that I have been whisked away to the rugged beauty
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Bridges and Backroads – Jerry Salley
Jerry Salley's songs resonate, and well they should. A denizen of Nashville for nearly 40 years, he's had his music covered by scores of artists that inhabit the realms of country, bluegrass, and Gospel — Toby Keith, Patty Loveless, Reba
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Hitchhiking To California – Alan Bibey & Grasstowne
Everything has been coming up roses of late for Alan Bibey. Though he has been working as a professional grasser for more than 35 years, the past few have seen recognition come his way like it never had before. Winning