Reviews

NU-BLU ALL THE WAY Rural Rhythm RUR-1122 Nu-Blu has always been a proactive band when it comes to getting their name out there in the bluegrass world. They have been adept at using modern technology and networking to make their way in the business. But, ultimately, it is the music that matters the most. All…

THE HUNT BROTHERS GAME 7 Rock Springs Records RSR007 The Hunt brothers, Andrew and Jonathan, are joined by their parents, Terry and Leanne, on this project they sum up as an “experimentation.” Andrew plays fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, while his brother Jonathan plays banjo, guitars, bass, and drums, and also produced and engineered the project….

MARTEKA AND WILLIAM THE SOUNDS OF A TRADITION No Label No Number Good news for fans of Marteka and William Lake. They are still on the path! And by that, I mean the shining pathway forged, lo, these many years ago by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. For The Sounds Of A Tradition, the siblings…

JASON TITLEY STILL ROLLIN’ Dreadnought Records DREAD104 I love it when I get to hear new newgrass music from overseas, as many musicians from around the world play various versions of this music and inevitably wonder what the Yanks think about it. Jason Titley grew up in a musical family whose father was part of…

LEONARD HOLLIFIELD A GENTLE SOUTHERN WIND Regal Media Group No Number Calling the faster songs here “hard-driving” would be something of a misnomer. Calling the slower songs here “intense” would also be a stretch. The fastest songs—the swinging “I Saw Your Face In The Moon,” and “My Window Faces The South”—move along at a modest…

VICTOR FURTADO Patuxent Music CD-261 This young man has a firm grasp of the art of the clawhammer banjo. He can drive it hard and has melodic touch influenced by the great Adam Hurt. There is a sense of a music world far beyond the realm of old-time mountain music in this young man’s approach….