Reviews

The Bluegrass Journeymen were formed in 2017 by Patrick Fitzsimons, who is the band’s mandolin player. He always wanted to take bluegrass music to India, and in doing so, he discovered the culture and music of the country and thought to combine the two genres to see how that would work out.  After the band…

Tim May and Steve Smith had met while teaching at Camp Bluegrass in 2012; a friendship was sparked that would ignite an enduring musical journey. Five albums and a slew of shows across the country have ensued in the following years, leading up to their latest duo album Hillsboro Bay Incident.  Like their predecessors such…

The Knackered Ramblers is a duo of well-known artists, Laura Boosinger (banjo) and Mike Compton (mandolin). Boosinger is based in Asheville, North Carolina, while Compton lives in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Both are long-time veterans of traditional music styles that include bluegrass, old-time, string band, and gospel. Boosinger’s clawhammer style of banjo has been heard…

“Cowboy Fiddler” Eck Robertson (1887-1975) was a Texas-style fiddle player who is known to most fiddlers and many country and bluegrass music fans, partly because he was the first country artist to make a commercial recording.  On June 30th, 1922, Robertson and Henry Gilliland played two tunes for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New…

Lathemtown is the name of the north Georgia rural community where artist Kurt Lee Wheeler was born and raised. It is where Wheeler taught himself the guitar and began making his own music as he grew. In the 80s, he joined the Air Force and expanded his musical influences. He took some time off from…

For the past 20 years, this band has become true bluegrass ambassadors. They have traveled to 30 countries on 5 continents, bringing their love of bluegrass to many other cultures through concerts, workshops, seminars, and showcases. The current band consists of Ben Wright (banjo, vocals), Jon Goldfine (bass, vocals), Chris Dollar (guitar, vocals), and Jake…