With All Due Respect
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The Molly Rose Band got its start with some chance encounters among four talented musicians in the Danville, Virginia area, and grew into a coalition combining a smooth traditional style, song-writing expertise, and shared respect for the bluegrass legacy. Bandleader and songwriter Lynwood Lunsford brings banjo prowess honed in work with greats like Jimmy Martin and The Lost and Found; Mark Hudson plays guitar and contributes sturdy lead singing along with some of his own songs; mandolin player David Lewis displays his high, clear tenor voice and Gary Baird offers baritone harmonies along with his skill on the stand-up bass.
The title of this project expresses the group’s wish to pay homage to the first generation of bluegrass, a musical form that, it’s been said, started out perfect. Molly Rose Band fans already appreciate how closely the group conforms to that high standard, and this production offers further proof. more.....
Vintage Banjo Jam
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Sasquatch with an Alien on its Head
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In the world of bluegrass these days, tradition and innovation are gradually falling into the hands of a younger, very talented generation. Rob Benzing is an outstanding example of why that should happen. He fell in love with the bluegrass sound when he was a kid, listening to and learning from the greats—Don Reno and Earl Scruggs—and was playing the banjo by the time he was ten.
Now he’s found his ground, stepping out with a project that demonstrates a full command of the instrument and the wide range of tunes—both classic and progressive-- that go with it. He’s assembled a sparkling constellation of fellow artists to showcase his abilities and theirs: Danny Knicely on guitar; Taylor Baker on mandolin; Mark Schatz on bass; fiddler Patrick McAvinue; vocalists/ instrumentalists Jacob and Joey Mosley, Scott Brannon, and Tom Mindte. more.....
Adventures of a Blue Grass Boy
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Frank Maloy, Paul Anastasio, Casey Driscoll & Friends
Stop, Look and Listen
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“Doom, Blang, Doom, Blang.” When you hear this, you know that Frank Maloy is counting off one of his many original tunes. No “One, Two, One, Two, Three, Four” for Frank. He prefers to use his late Brother Joe's count-off. Naturally, if playing a waltz he waltz he would count “Doom, Blang, Blang.” As with so many aspects of Frank's life, his way might be considered a bit out of the box. Highly musical, but just a little different. more.....
Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show
Sho Nuff Country
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While growing up in Texas in the 1960s and learning to play music, I had no idea of the historical significance of the area where I lived, its musicians and the impact it had on the development of American Country music. Limestone County, Texas was not only my home but was the hub of a music hotbed which produced legendary figures Bob Wills and Cindy Walker, with the adjoining counties producing Hank Thompson, Willie Nelson and Lefty Frizzell. These musicians developed, or at the very least contributed, to the development of two major styles of Country music, Western Swing and Honky-Tonk. It still amazes me today when I think about it. It is something I am very proud of and I never pass up the opportunity to exercise my bragging rights. more.....
Bluegrass Fiddler
The Road that Winds
This project signifies yet another strong step in the evolution of the group, which marks banjoist Evan Ward’s return to the band, joining Blaylock on guitar, fiddle favorite Patrick McAvinue, and bassist Reed Jones. It is this fusing of the band’s tradition with its future that makes this latest effort, as Blaylock recently suggested, “our best work to date.” more.....
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Gorman, Luke Barnhill, Victor Furtado, Lauren Wasmund
Horse Country
Looking Both Ways
Jan Knutson is a remarkable guitarist.
Listen to his sensitive phrasing on “Sophisticated Lady” or “Beautiful Love.” The melancholy and longing of the lyrics pour out in his notes – they say he knows intimately the mystery of love and what it means to lose it. They say he’s experienced these powerful emotions many times.
But how can that be?
He’s 17 years old. Really.
That makes Jan Knutson a remarkable musician. more.......
“After mastering Bill Monroe’s style of mandolin in the 1950s and 60s, Frank Wakefield was encouraged by the father of bluegrass himself to create his own style on the mandolin. This famous meeting of the mandolin minds and its results have been well-documented, both on recordings and in print. What has not been emphasized previously is Wakefield’s songwriting talent. This album showcases several of his songs, some collaborations and some by his “own self.” Canadian born Leon Morris settled in the Washington DC area in the late 1950s. He partnered with Buzz Busby for several years and continues to preform with his own band, Leon Morris and Associates. In addition to his singing and superb lead and rhythm guitar playing, Leon’s songwriting skills are presented here as well. more.......
Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass
Weary River
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Real bluegrass music is about soul and honest emotion. It's the kind of sound that gives you goosebumps and makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck. And to get that sound it takes a group of musicians who get along and respect each other, working together as team to deliver soulful and emotional music with hard-hitting, raw energy. The Southern Grass is one of the few bands today that delivers this kind of bluegrass. ...more
Too Hot to Handle
... my dad Jerry Deere's friend Bill Carroll, one of the founders of Rebel Records, came to us and they took me down to a festival. We went down to Take it Easy Ranch, probably about 1971. I'm not sure, all I know is I was nine years old. When we went down there I saw The Bluegrass 45, a band from Japan, come running out on stage with striped pants on, and I was nine years old, and it floored me. there was other bands there, John Duffy was there, and it just changed my life." ... more
Rick Franklin & Tom Mindte
Dancing with my Baby
Rick Franklin and Tom Mindte – a meeting of musical minds—exciting, electrifying (but not electric), and at times just plain elegant. Drawn from a shared repertoire of way-back laid-back blues, country, ragtime, and swing, Dancing With my Baby will pack your head with images both upbeat and lowdown, from the alehouse .
Both members of this dynamic duo often perform around their home base, the Maryland/DC & Virginia area, and as far afield as the UK and Australia. ... more