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Expanding the Horizons — Susie Monick and Tony Trischka
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine December 1976, Volume 11, Number 6 While there are plenty of lightning-quick banjo pickers around, only a handful have directly contributed to the stylistic development of the instrument. Earl Scruggs, of course, is the giant in the field. Scruggs took the raw style he picked up in North Carolina from…
Cliff Waldron—Back in the Bluegrass
Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine October 1997, Volume 32, Number 4 After nearly 25 years away from bluegrass, Cliff Waldron has reformed his band. The band features former New Shades of Grass banjoist, Bill Wheeler, and new members Nevin Lambert and Steve Spence on mandolin and bass respectively. The band is playing the same kind…
Sleep A Thousand Years
Twin brothers Aaron and Adam Bibelhauser are from Louisville, Kentucky, and have spent many years in the music business. Aaron sings and plays guitar, banjo, resonator and steel guitars, and piano. Adam sings and plays the bass. Aaron is also a songwriter, session musician and radio host. His songs have been recorded by artists such…
Talk Of The Town
This is the tenth release for this North Carolina couple, who have become one of bluegrass music’s extremely popular duos. Darin Aldridge is a well-known multi-instrumentalist while Brooke Aldridge is IBMA’s four-time Female Vocalist of the Year. Their nominations and awards are many and they have performed at venues nation-wide, including many appearances on the…
Notes of Life
Eddie Lightner is a Baltimore, Maryland, native who became enamored with the mandolin after hearing and watching players like Ronnie McCoury and Chris Thile. He became good enough to spend time playing with the Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra. He also performed around the East Coast with the FolkenPhunk band. On this project, Lightner (mandolin, vocal) is…
Cast a Lonesome Shadow
Armed with a clear, invigorating tenor voice and a boatload of talent, Larry Stephenson shoots for the stars with Cast a Lonesome Shadow. Modeled in the form of traditional bluegrass, this record is packed with twists and turns. Stephenson isn’t afraid to incorporate blues, folk and ragtime, thus making his own stamp on the genre…