Reviews

WE BANJO 3 ROOTS TO RISE LIVE Frog Pad Records FP0117 Not everyone can make it out to the concerts, so We Banjo 3 brought the shows to the fans on record. The music of Roots To Rise Live was captured in front of two sold-out crowds on February 27-28, 2019, at The Ark in Ann Arbor,…

STEVE GULLEY & NEW PINNACLE HIGH PEAKS AND NEW GROUND Rural Rhythm RUR-1150 Steve Gulley’s career has had a good run. He spent some years with Doyle Lawson and moved on to be a founding member of Mountain Heart and Grasstowne. He also has a number of solo projects, a duo project with songwriting partner…

JEFF PARKER & COMPANY TIME HAS MADE A CHANGE Truegrass Entertainment TGE-69093 After 12 years playing mandolin for Dailey & Vincent, Kentuckian Jeff Parker has stepped out and decided to give running his own band a try. His current band includes Colin Ray (guitar), Joey Cox (banjo), David Chrisley (bass), and Max Silverstein (fiddle). Andy…

DARIN AND BROOKE ALDRIDGE INNER JOURNEY Rounder Records 00681 On their breakout debut CD for Rounder Records, two-time IBMA Female Vocalist Of The Year Brooke Aldridge and husband Darin, along with an excellent production team and cast of stellar supporting musicians, have produced one of the first great bluegrass releases of 2020. Born and bred…

ROD McCORMACK FINGERPRINTS Sonic Timber Records 006    Rod McCormack is an elite-level guitarist, producer, vocalist, and songwriter from Australia. He’s won numerous awards there, including the Country Music Association Of Australia’s Musician Of The Year. On Fingerprints, McCormack channels his lifelong love of artists such as Alison Krauss, Tony Rice, Tom T. Hall, Gordon Lightfoot, New…

WILLIAMSON BRANCH CLASSY. SASSY. BLUEGRASSY. Pinecastle Records PRC1234 Williamson Branch offers plenty of variety, but on their latest effort, it’s the fast-paced work that shines brightest. There is also a change to the lineup with the addition of Anthony Howell joining the family band on banjo. What has not changed is the vocals and harmony…