Reviews

BUNCOMBE TURNPIKE

BUNCOMBE TURNPIKE THEY PASSED IT DOWN Buncombe Turnpike BT-06452 Buncombe Turnpike gives us a lot to like in They Passed It Down. Most of all, I appreciate their ambition. They sound like they’re trying on their seventh album to create a distinctive sound while remaining well within the bounds of the bluegrass genre. Taking advantage…

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NU-BLU

NU-BLU VAGABONDS Voxhall Records VHR17001 In the first six tracks of the new recording from North Carolina-based Nu-Blu, intense is the watchword. Only track five, the somewhat lilting and light “How Many Rivers” by Gerald Ellenburg and Shawn Lane and sung by guitarist Daniel Routh, breaks that mood and gives the listener a little bit…

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AARON “FROSTY” FOSTER

AARON “FROSTY” FOSTER OPENING DOORS No Label No Number Finishing one of many listenings to a standout track from Opening Doors, the jazzy “Wayfaring Stranger” distinguished by Angel Edgemon’s vocals and Aaron Foster’s supportive guitar playing, I decided to punch the FM button. The WUNC folk show came on, halfway through that very same song….

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THE BUCKING MULES

THE BUCKING MULES SMOKE BEHIND THE CLOUDS Free Dirt Records Dirt-CD 0082 The Bucking Mules new offering digs deep into the Tennessee roots of fiddler Joseph Decosimo with a few forays into neighboring states. The first and title-cut is a rollicking fine time of a tune with rock-solid rhythm and words from the Georgia Organ…

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BIG SADIE

BIG SADIE KEEP ME WAITING Spindle Tree Records STR-201 Big Sadie is a bluegrass and country-influenced folk/Americana quartet from the Chicago area fronted by vocalist/bassist Elise Bergman and vocalist/guitarist Collin Moore. Also in the group are banjoist Andy Malloy and fiddler Matt Brown. This is their debut for Spindle Tree Records, but also their first…

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Peter V. Kuykendall, Passed Away

Peter V. Kuykendall (aka Pete Roberts) 79 of Warrenton, VA passed away on August 24, 2017.  He was born on January 15, 1938, in Washington, DC, and was a resident of Northern Virginia area all of his life except for a short period as a child when he lived in Nashville, IN. He graduated in…

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