The Greencards add some sophistication to their brand of newgrass that takes the band in some new directions.
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Music Review: Whitewater Ramble – Roots & Groove
Whitewater Ramble has returned with an album that fuses bluegrass and roots music.
Read More »Music Review: The Steeldrivers – Hammer Down
This disc is just about as close to flawless as today's mainstream bluegrass gets.
Read More »Nu-Bluegrass Singer Aoife O’Donovan Sneaks Onto 2012 “Best Jazz Album” Lists with Dave Douglas Quintet
The Dave Douglas Quintet's jazz improvisation coordinated surprisingly well with O'Donovan's studied folk stylings on the "sublime" 2012 album Be Still.
Read More »Music Review: Blue Cactus Choir – Once In A Bluegrass Moon
Singer-songwriters Marty Atkinson and Katy Boyd have combined to create the Blue Cactus Choir.
Read More »Music Review: John Hartford – Aereo-Plain/Morning Bugle: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings
Two often forgotten John Hartford albums have been reissued by Real Gone Music.
Read More »Music Review: Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott – We’re Usually A Lot Better Than This
Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott have created a better album than the title would suggest.
Read More »DVD Review: Ballads, Blues and Bluegrass
Ballads Blues & Bluegrass packs lots of great folk music from 1961 into a fairly short film.
Read More »Music Review: The Coal Porters – Find the One
Another adventure in alternative bluegrass by the The Coal Porters.
Read More »DVD Review: Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass: A Film By Alan Lomax
No modern unplugged concert you've seen can match watching these great musicians hanging out in the casual atmosphere of Lomax's living room.
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