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ALAN BIBEY AND GRASSTOWNE 4 Mountain Fever Records MFR151009 At the time of this recording, Grasstowne was essentially mandolinist Alan Bibey, banjoist Justin Jenkins, and bassist Kameron Keller, all holdovers from 2011’s Kickin’ Up Dust . The guitar and fiddle slots were open. As such, guest musicians and former members were brought in to fill…

THE BURIE FAMILY HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW No Label No Number The Burie Family has a creative business plan in action: release a new record, then take the year off to try other projects, playing just one performance date, one already finished even as I type this. Interestingly, or oddly or presciently, they titled the…

TAMMY JONES ROBINETTE & THE DRIVE Rural Rhythm RUR-1133 Tammy Jones Robinette’s debut recording in 2014 was an all-gospel affair that went a long way to garnering her recognition as Favorite Female Vocalist at the Gospel Music Fan Awards. You might think her second release would follow a similar format. While gospel is still at…

JEANETTE WILLIAMS IF I COULD STOP THE WORLD Off Row Records No Number Three-time SPBGMA Female Vocalist of the Year Jeanette Williams may not stop the world with her new CD, but she’ll have fans stopping in their tracks with each of the ten tunes on her latest project. Adding to her repertoire of bluegrass…

WILLIAMSON BRANCH BRANCHIN’ OUT Enrichertainment Prod. EP-1501 Kevin Williamson has been in the bluegrass music business for over three decades, playing with groups such as the Farm Hands Quartet, Glen Duncan and Phoenix, Dave Evans, the Country Gentlemen, and Bill Monroe. Now, from his homebase in Nashville, Williamson tours the country with his family band…

FERGUSON & FERGUSON SOME BRIDGES No Label No Number It was kind of destined that these two Garys would end up playing together, as both are from the Eastern U.S. Gary Gene Ferguson is from southern Pennsylvania and Gary Alan Ferguson is from the Fredericksburg, Va., area. Both have been involved in bluegrass music for…