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COLEBROOK ROAD HALFWAY BETWEEN Colebrook Road CBR 002    No halfway about it. This is one of the most interesting and enjoyable albums from a young band that I’ve spun in nearly four decades of being a reviewer. This Harrisburg, Pa., outfit has a real synergy, both vocally and instrumentally, between its five talented and consistently…

MOLLY AND TENBROOKS THE OLD MANDOLIN Woodsong Records No Number By the time this CD reached my desk, Molly And Tenbrooks were no more. Two of the members had departed, and the remnants reconstituted themselves as the Brown’s Mountain Boys. Let this, then, be a review-in-memorium. Molly And Tenbrooks came from Spokane, Wash., and featured…

LAWSON & WILLIAMS CHAPTER 3 Mountain Home MH16722 Two old friends return here for a program of fine older songs. They reprise past glories from long careers of making music. The duets ring true and the music walks the line between bluegrass and older country. The use of brushes on a snare drum is reminiscent…

THE MOON TROTTERS Patuxent Music CD-277 The Moon Trotters, a two man/two woman ensemble, jam together on this new 13-song self-titled disc. Luke Barnhill (vocals, guitar, fiddle, and cajón), Victor Furtado (banjo), Isabella Gorman (fiddle), and Lauren Wasmund (vocals) tackle some new compositions like “Victor Vindaloo,” “Gypsy Queen,” “Do You Believe In Ghosts?,” “Mississippi Pearl,”…

JUNIOR SISK & RAMBLERS CHOICE THE MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING ME HOME Mountain Fever MFRI170324 Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice has been on a roll for more than a decade now, and the poster children for traditional bluegrass show no signs of slowing up with their latest release, The Mountains Are Calling Me Home. The album…

BALSAM RANGE MOUNTAIN VOODOO Mountain Home MH-1673-CD    The rise of Balsam Range in the bluegrass world has been impressive. They have consistently put out great music and won the big awards. Now, the western North Carolina-based group has released their sixth album Mountain Voodoo and it’s a testament to the band’s talent, approach to music,…