By Joe Ross It’s been about five years since I reviewed Carolina Road’s two releases on Tom T. Hall’s Blue Circle Records label. I found the hardworking band from North Carolina to be fully dedicated to presenting a traditional bluegrass sound with a copious amount of contemporary charisma. Now associated with Rural Rhythm Records, Back to My Roots is the band’s…
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Bluebird Cafe: Amy Grant,Vince Gill,Don Schlitz,Richard Marx
[cincopa AIEAi062EkEs] By Ken Paulson Like Carole King’s appearance at the Bluebird Cafe earlier this month, tonight’s in-the-round featuring Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Richard Marx and Don Schlitz at the same Nashville venue was truly something special. Among the highlights at this benefit for Alive Hospice: – A guest turn by Jenny Gill, singing the touching “I Couldn’t Have Been More Wrong,” a…
Little Willies at #1; Gretchen Peters, Cash Box Kings, Elders enter chart
The Little Willies’ For the Good Times moves into the top spot on the Americana Music Association Airplay Chart this week, and the hottest album may be Nashville singer-songwriter Darrell Scott’s Long Ride Home (Full Light), which entered the chart last week at at #21 and moves up to #5. Gretchen Peters, another talented Nashville songwriter (whose Twitter feed we…
San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival set for Feb. 10
The 10-day San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival begins its ten-day run Feb. 10 in the Bay area. The 13th annual event consists of more than 30 shows at clubs in the region. Here’s the festival’s list of performers: Foghorn Stringband, Jeff Kazor & Lisa Berman, Anne and Pete Sibley, Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, The Brothers Comatose, Emily Bonn…