Reviews

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes Sugar Petunia Records SPR0027 Keith-Hynes is originally from Charlottesville, Virginia but now lives in Nashville where in 2014 she founded the Mile Twelve band which for the past six years has toured world-wide and released two projects. She has been playing fiddle since she was three years old and first became immersed in…

Thomm Jutz To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 2 Mountain Home Music Released in September, Volume 2 of To Live In Two Worlds continues the musical arc singer-songwriter Thomm Jutz began with Volume 1, released in March of 2020. A self-professed “chronicler of emotions,” German-born Jutz (now a naturalized citizen) leverages both his unique multi-cultural…

Protobilly The Minstrel and Tin Pan Alley DNA of Country Music JSP Records JSP5202 You probably think you know where bluegrass tunes like “Bully of the Town,” “Arkansas Traveler,” “Turkey in the Straw,” “Are You From Dixie,” “Under the Double Eagle” and more came from. Like me, you’re probably wrong about most. Because these tunes…

Wood & Wire No Matter Where it Goes from Here “Lightning in a bottle” – that’s the phrase that’s apt to leap to mind when listening to the latest release from this four-piece Texas-based outfit. Wood & Wire’s music is infused with a delicious mix of virtuosity, exuberance and youthful bravado. The band’s lineup features Trevor…

Mark Stoffel Coffee & cake Mark Stoffel isn’t a name heard much in mandolin circles. That’s about to change. With the release of his solo CD, Coffee & Cake, Stoffel, who holds the mandolin chair in Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, has created a strong personal mandolin brand that charms and beguiles rather than…

Lindley Creek Freedom, Love And The Open Road Pinecastle PRC-1244 This band is a family affair from the Missouri Ozarks, Lindley Creek presents a contemporary approach to bluegrass. Jim VanCleve does an outstanding job on the production and the result is a highly listenable project. On live shows, Lindley Creek is Kathie Greer, guitar, John Greer,…