Reviews
Hold To A Dream, A Newgrass Odyssey
Even early in his life, John Cowan’s vocal talents surprised and impressed those who heard him. As Cowan, now 70, recalls in his memoir Hold To A Dream, it was the cute sister of one of his friends telling him—“You sing really good!”—that scotched his interest in playing football and motivated him to give his…
Pickin’ on the Doors
The “Pickin’ On” series has been running for nearly three decades now, cranking out over forty records. They have successfully bridged the gap between traditional bluegrass and popular music of the 20th and 21st century. The series first began to captivate bluegrass audiences with the Pickin’ on the Grateful Dead album in 1997 and went…
Heroes And Friends
This veteran East Tennessee banjo maestro has performed and toured with just about everyone over the years, including, for starters, the Osborne Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Marty Raybon and Tim Raybon. And he’s gained a slew of friends and admirers along the way. He’s called upon many of these friends while producing his star-studded debut…
Sleep A Thousand Years
Twin brothers Aaron and Adam Bibelhauser are from Louisville, Kentucky, and have spent many years in the music business. Aaron sings and plays guitar, banjo, resonator and steel guitars, and piano. Adam sings and plays the bass. Aaron is also a songwriter, session musician and radio host. His songs have been recorded by artists such…
Talk Of The Town
This is the tenth release for this North Carolina couple, who have become one of bluegrass music’s extremely popular duos. Darin Aldridge is a well-known multi-instrumentalist while Brooke Aldridge is IBMA’s four-time Female Vocalist of the Year. Their nominations and awards are many and they have performed at venues nation-wide, including many appearances on the…
Notes of Life
Eddie Lightner is a Baltimore, Maryland, native who became enamored with the mandolin after hearing and watching players like Ronnie McCoury and Chris Thile. He became good enough to spend time playing with the Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra. He also performed around the East Coast with the FolkenPhunk band. On this project, Lightner (mandolin, vocal) is…