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Though this is a gospel band through and through, its high-level exuberance and artistry give it an almost universal appeal. Little Roy’s and Lizzie’s music is both a celebration of faith and life and how, for some of us, they are inextricable.     This super-tight six-piece group comes roaring out of the starting gate…

Banjo Dan is Dan Lindner of Vermont. In his 50 plus years he has recorded 17 studio albums and worked on a number of other projects, including six solo releases of which this is his seventh and last effort. Lindner has decided to close his career with one more collection of his mostly original compositions…

I hazard to say that this gifted and inspired Italian bluegrass band could teach a lot of us here on the other side of the pond quite a bit about the deep history of early bluegrass music.  The Truffle Valley Boys’ latest album, a gospel outing, could easily serve as lesson 101. Leaning heavily on…

This is a family-based unit from the Glasgow, Kentucky area. Managed by Terry O’Neal (keyboards), the group includes Kacey O’Neal (fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bass, keyboards), Caleb Isaac O’Neal (guitar), Shelane O’Neal (bass), Jesse Meador (banjo), and Justin Meredith (guitar).  The project includes a number of familiar tunes from a variety of sources like Larry Cordle,…

This group from the Colorado/Wyoming area is Alex Paul (guitar, mandolin), Eric Shedd (bass, guitar, mandolin), Jack Tolan (guitar, mandolin), and Anneke Dean (violin). This project is a follow-up to their Murmuration Vol 1 released in September 2021. The group collaborates on all the material and they state their mission to “…to making this world…

Impact on the Bluegrass Industry The brothers grew up in north central North Carolina near the site of the state’s first bluegrass festival, Camp Springs. They played at the first bluegrass festivals in Fincastle, VA, and appeared on Arthur Smith’s TV Show in Charlotte.  Terry elaborated, “We played as the Smith family. At Fincastle, I…