Sometime back, Alison Brown established herself as an innovative banjo stylist and founded her own
record label (Compass). It's easy to forget that she started off playing with another Alison, Alison Krauss that is, and recorded a number of solo ...
As the album title informs you, Dailey & Vincent are not brothers, but they have
that country brother harmony thing down pat. Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent both possess high, clear tenor voices, and the timbre of their harmonies blends ...
Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent were much in demand bluegrass session players who worked with
the likes of Ricky Skaggs and Doyle Lawson before venturing out as a duo, modeling themselves on classic genre duos the Louvins, the Delmores, and ...
The Steep Canyon Rangers continue their upward arch with Deep in the Shade another collection
of mostly original tunes that blend contemporary bluegrass stylings with folk, gospel, and old-time, hardcore country music. Their playing has always been exemplary, but they've ...
In the early '80s, Steve Martin gave up a wildly successful career as a standup
comic to focus on acting, becoming a bankable film star, and enjoying rewarding sidelines as an author and playwright. But decades later, Martin took a ...
Not only does New Favorite exceed the high standard Alison Krauss set for herself with
1999's solo masterpiece, Forget About It, but it finds the members of Union Station upping their game, too. And don't think Krauss hasn't noticed; she ...
The Steep Canyon Rangers have come a long way since their days as a favorite
campus band at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. They've been Steve Martin's backup band since 2009, which introduced them to a national, ...
Looking tough in black leather on the cover of her new CD, Rhonda Vincent projects
the image conveyed by the music contained within: uncompromising, fearless, and alluring all at once. In keeping with this message, Vincent and her songwriting partner, ...