Oh, Didn't They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music, a book from David Menconi whose title perfectly describes its content, has been singled out for a Certificate of Merit by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. The
When the definitive history of bluegrass music is written, Rounder Records will play a sizable role, and deservedly so. The label was at the center of many key events since its founding in 1970, from the recording of J.D. Crowe &
How long have you been interested in bluegrass and old-time music? Could it be that records by George Pegram, the Boston-based Spark Gap Wonder Boys, or Joe Val were among the first that you bought? What these artists and the likes
The University of North Carolina Press has released a new book by David Menconi, Step It Up & Go - The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk. As you
