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RHONDA VINCENT AND THE RAGE ONLY ME Upper Management UM007 Is there really that much difference between traditional country and bluegrass? After all, the two genres were combined once upon a time. Regardless of where your opinion lies, Rhonda Vincent provides a serving of both sides on her latest two-disc set. For years, the sound…

HOG-EYED MAN 1 Yodel-Ay-Hee 090     One of the joys of reviewing is when you play a CD from someone you’ve never heard of before, and it’s simply wonderful. Hog-Eyed Man is the name chosen by the duo of fiddler Jason Cade with Rob McMaken who plays lap dulcimer and cross-tuned mandolin. In that configuration,…

NU-BLU ALL THE WAY Rural Rhythm RUR-1122 Nu-Blu has always been a proactive band when it comes to getting their name out there in the bluegrass world. They have been adept at using modern technology and networking to make their way in the business. But, ultimately, it is the music that matters the most. All…

THE HUNT BROTHERS GAME 7 Rock Springs Records RSR007 The Hunt brothers, Andrew and Jonathan, are joined by their parents, Terry and Leanne, on this project they sum up as an “experimentation.” Andrew plays fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, while his brother Jonathan plays banjo, guitars, bass, and drums, and also produced and engineered the project….

MARTEKA AND WILLIAM THE SOUNDS OF A TRADITION No Label No Number Good news for fans of Marteka and William Lake. They are still on the path! And by that, I mean the shining pathway forged, lo, these many years ago by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. For The Sounds Of A Tradition, the siblings…

JASON TITLEY STILL ROLLIN’ Dreadnought Records DREAD104 I love it when I get to hear new newgrass music from overseas, as many musicians from around the world play various versions of this music and inevitably wonder what the Yanks think about it. Jason Titley grew up in a musical family whose father was part of…