Reviews
Off The Shelf
The ‘collective’ was formed by John Gray (banjo, guitar, mandolin) and Bailey Warren (fiddle), who are both alumni of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. After performing by themselves for a while, they decided to expand the band and were joined by some other alumni of Belmont, including Ali Vance (vocal), Jonny Therrien (guitar, resonator guitar),…
The Truffle Valley Boys Sing And Play Authentic Bluegrass
The members of this Italian band are devoted scholars of bluegrass music’s way-back, deep-catalog pages, and they do an excellent job of bringing some largely forgotten tunes back to the forefront while remaining faithful to the music’s raw and unadorned immediacy. The Truffle Valley Boys prefer to record much in the same way that most…
Field Guide
The band is based in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area and consists of three brothers and a friend who rounds out the group. They are Titus Luckhaupt (mandolin, guitar, whistle), Benjamin Luckhaupt (guitar, harmonica), Joshua Luckhaupt (fiddle accordion), and Wyatt “Sawmill” Murray (bass). They have become quite popular in their region and have garnered a few…
Between The Lines
It’s always a pleasure to hear young and promising artists come into their own like the Price Sisters have done on their third release. The beauty and purity of their sisterly harmonies are both breathtaking and inspiring and often bring to mind great bluegrass duets of the past. The Ohio-born twins—Leanna Price on vocals and…
Distant Brothers
Gary Ferguson is a well-known and popular guitarist and songwriter based in the Pennsylvania-Maryland area. Colin Henry is a well-known and popular resonator-guitar player based in Ireland. Ferguson met Henry on one of Ferguson’s many Irish tours and the pair hit it off immediately, with Henry eventually joining Ferguson on some of the tours. As…
Falling Forward
Vermont-based Lissa Schneckenburger is a master of New England folk music, the traditional niche which she has carved out. With her sweet, plaintive voice, fiddle wizardry and stirring original songs, she brings fresh life and immediacy to the genre. Like many inspired works of the past few years, Falling Forward was born out of the…