Notes & Queries – December 2025

Q: Can you please help? Since County Sales folded, I have been unable to find a good source for bluegrass CDs. Yes, I know about Amazon and Walmart, but County offered a single source with good service, fair prices, and multi-item discounts. And yes, I could order directly from the artists, but that would result in lots of shipping costs and individual transactions. While I want to support the artists, I don’t want to support the post office. Any suggestions would be welcome – I’m in the wilds of Montana, and it’s 30 miles to the nearest Walmart or Barnes & Noble, and bluegrass CDs are not their specialty. I’m sure many other folks are in the same situation – County Sales was a treasure. Paul Veremko, Livingston, Montana. A: Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that there is anything remotely comparable to the services that were offered by County Sales. I reached out to two titans of the bluegrass community – Rounder Records co-founder Ken Irwin and Rebel Records label