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A Little Bit of Bluegrass
Lorraine Jordan and her band Carolina Road have maintained a solid presence in traditional bluegrass for decades, championing the genre’s essential elements while introducing and welcoming many new fans to the party. With their latest album, they deliver the talent and consistency we’ve come to expect. Released last fall on Pinecastle Records (Jordan’s seventh for…
A Little Bit of Bluegrass
Photo by Jackie Stewart “A little bit of bluegrass will chase your blues away.” Derived from that simple sentiment and written by David Stewart, “A Little Bit of Bluegrass” was released late last year by Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road. Currently, it sits at #1 on the Bluegrass Unlimited Survey chart (June and July 2023). …
The Bluegrass Jamboree
This month’s cover story artist, Lorraine Jordan, loves to shine the spotlight on other people in her life including the radio announcers who play her music. Two of those broadcast professionals are David Pugh and Doug Whitley from The Bluegrass Jamboree internet radio. David hosts Mountain Bluegrass Sundays 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. ET, and Doug is…
City of Gold
Molly Tuttle’s band is called Golden Highway and her new album is City of Gold and the first song is called “El Dorado.” The emerging theme here is something rare of high value and this CD fits the bill. Few acts have had the sustained heat of Tuttle and her supporting cast over the last…
Roses
Mountain Fever MFR230310 From Vancouver, British Columbia comes this award-winning new group which consists of Tianna Lefebvre (lead vocals), Mike Sanyshyn (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Charlie Frie (bass, vocals), and Eric Reed (guitar, banjo). Guests include John Reischman (mandolin), Jeff Scroggins (banjo), and Michael Kilby (resonator guitar). Only together for a short time, the band has…
Eddie Ray
Patuxent CD-360 Eddie Ray is a fiery, young, sixteen-year-old banjo player from North Carolina who grew up influenced by such bluegrass artists as Flatt & Scruggs and Reno & Smiley as well as Country, Latin, Jazz and more contemporary music. He is accompanied on this project by Danny Nicely (mandolin, guitar), Marshall Wilborn (bass), Patrick…