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TRIMOUNTAIN SESSIONS, SLOTH, INDOLENCE & TORPIDITY
TRIMOUNTAIN SESSIONS SLOTH, INDOLENCE & TORPIDITY No Label No Number This EP consists of six cuts that sound like the final examination for a Berklee College bluegrass class. The playing is topnotch, smooth as silk, and layered like a triple-decker chocolate fudge cake. It is well recorded and is wonderfully rich. The ensemble playing is…
RAYNA GELLERT
RAYNA GELLERT OLD LIGHT: SONGS FROM MY CHILDHOOD AND OTHER GONE WORLDS StorySound Records SSR 161-006 You may have heard of Rayna Gellert as an extraordinary old-time fiddler on her first solo CD or with the band Uncle Earl. You might also have seen her play guitar with the Freight Hoppers. In this recording, she…
DEWEY FARMER & DERWIN HINSON
DEWEY FARMER & DERWIN HINSON Patuxent Music CD-233 With only occasional help from Steve Thomas on fiddle, Dewey Farmer (mandolin, guitar, and bass) and Derwin Hinson (banjo, lead guitar, and bass) have put together a nice variety of tunes on this 13-cut all-instrumental release, between them providing all the instruments except the fiddle. While there…
DEWEY FARMER & DERWIN HINSON
DEWEY FARMER & DERWIN HINSON Patuxent Music CD-233 With only occasional help from Steve Thomas on fiddle, Dewey Farmer (mandolin, guitar, and bass) and Derwin Hinson (banjo, lead guitar, and bass) have put together a nice variety of tunes on this 13-cut all-instrumental release, between them providing all the instruments except the fiddle. While there…
RUSSELL MOORE & IIIrd TYME OUT
RUSSELL MOORE & IIIrd TYME OUT TIMELESS HITS FROM THE PAST BLUEGRASSED Cracker Barrel BAC 426757 On their latest release, and their first for Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out have taken a slightly different tack. Produced by Barry Bales, long time bassist-vocalist for Alison Krauss & Union Station, this…
THE SAWTOOTH BLUEGRASS BAND, GUNFLINT TRAIL
THE SAWTOOTH BLUEGRASS BAND GUNFLINT TRAIL No Label No Number Blessed with fine harmony, with three good lead singers (Jesse Moravec being a very good lead singer) and with impressive talent (particularly guitarist Clint Birtzer) at every lead and rhythm slot, any failure by the Sawtooth Bluegrass Band to make an impact musically falls to…