Silos - Cuba
In mid-September of 2001, about a week after that fateful day, I drove a couple hours north to Richmond, Virginia, having heard that Bob Rupe was planning to sit in for a few songs with the Silos at Poe's Pub. This was a rare occasion; Rupe and
Jason & The Scorchers - Still Standing
Produced by Tom Werman (who made records with rock bands from Motley Crue and Molly Hatchet to Cheap Trick and Blue Oyster Cult), 1986's Still Standing was a move toward the mainstream for Jason & the Scorchers. But in retrospect, it seems more like the beginning of the
Albert E. Brumley Jr. - 36 Greatest Gospel Memories-A Loving Tribute To Albert E. Brumley
In 1928, while picking cotton in eastern Oklahoma, Albert Brumley, consumed with the desire to escape from the cotton field, and with the strands of "The Prisoner's Song" running through his head, began writing his most famous gospel song, "I'll Fly Away"
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. III
If you've ever sat to listen in the center of an acoustic session, you know the aural bliss of hearing pure tones straight from the players' instruments and singers' voices. Imagine the sounds possible surrounded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -- along with a rotating cast
Roscoe Holcomb - Stranger in a strange land
The steep ridges and narrow valleys of the Cumberland Plateau separate the coal country of eastern Kentucky from the rolling hills of the Appalachians to the south. Strip mining has leveled many of the ridges and washed rock and gravel into many of the hollers, making a tough place even
Reeltime Travelers - Past, present, future
The Reeltime Travelers are transporting a timeless old-time sound and story to 21st-century audiences of all generations.
"I like that our music appeals across all walks of life," says banjo player Roy Andrade. "It's a joy to feel comfortable playing in front of