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Darkest Hour
The music of the Gibson Brothers possesses a magic that even surpasses the sum of its remarkable core ingredients. These include near-perfect brotherly harmonies that are powerful in their emotional persuasion and understatement, and original songs infused with conversational honesty and humanity that resonate like instant classics. As such, Leigh and Eric are heirs apparent…
Travelers Rest
There is that elusive thing in all genres of music to sound distinctive while still being true to the audience at whom the music is directed. The Foreign Landers have hit the mark with their debut full length album, Travelers Rest. They say it takes a story to sell art and the Foreign Landers have…
The American Fiddler
The most memorable musical moments are those when virtuosity is transcended into the realms of wizardry and magic, and this remarkable album is full of such moments. Leftwich has been accurately described as “one of the most recorded fiddle players of the 21st century.” Aside from a 16-year stint in Ricky Skaggs’ Kentucky Thunder, he’s…
Changes
Amanda Cook’s latest album combines her distinctive voice, tight picking from her band and solid songwriting from some of bluegrass’s best pens to create a winner. Changes is Cook’s fourth full length studio album with Mountain Fever records. It follows Narrowing the Gap, which was released in 2021. The new album has already been well…
Contemporary Bluegrass Backup Guitar
Rhythm guitar is often an overlooked part of the skill set of the modern bluegrass guitar player. Many amateur guitar players today spend the majority of their practice time learning and polishing up their solos, often to the detriment of their rhythm playing. Some even view rhythm as “that thing that you have to do…
Dreams For Sale
There aren’t a lot of brother-sister duos in any genre of music, so when one comes along and has the harmonies of Theo and Brenna MacMillan, music fans should pay attention. The siblings, who call themselves Theo & Brenna, have released their first full length album on Mountain Fever Records, Dreams For Sale. It has…