Bay Area hillbilly-gothgrass band The Earl Brothers recently released their fourth record, titled simply “The Earl Brothers” (Big Hen Music 004), and packaged in a solid white Digipak. Their dark mountain sound has kept its cold hard core, suffering little from the loss of John McKelvy‘s trademark high tenor vocals and strong songwriting. In his [...]
Posts Tagged ‘acoustic’
The Earl Brothers Are Born Again (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, male singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter, traditional, tagged acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, fiddle, mandolin, singer-songwriter, traditional on June 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Crooked Still: Some Strange Country (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, female singer, fiddle, tagged acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, female singer, fiddle on May 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Crooked Still has hit another one out of the park with their brand new release “Some Strange Country” (Signature Sounds SIG 2029). Their fourth studio CD continues in the same vein as their previous records, mining the rich ore of traditional Americana and smelting it in a hot brew of alternative bluegrass licks and breathy [...]
Three Mile Stone (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Irish, accordion, acoustic, banjo, female singer, fiddle, mandolin, traditional, tagged traditional, fiddle, banjo, acoustic, mandolin, Celtic, female singer, Irish, accordion on May 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Traditional music can be a funny animal. For example, the most exciting and creative players may never perform in public other than the occasional pub session or after-hours festival jam. This is a part of the tradition: old-time Irish and Appalachian fiddlers were usually farmers and tradesmen, just like the rest of us working stiffs. [...]
Jeni & Billy: Longing for Heaven (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, female singer, male singer, old-time, singer-songwriter, traditional, tagged old-time, bluegrass, traditional, acoustic, female singer, singer-songwriter, male singer on April 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hard on the heels of their previous release Jewell Ridge Coal (reviewed here), Jeni and Billy have just released another precious mountain jewel, a new collection of original and traditional music titled Longing for Heaven (Jewell Ridge Records 005). On Longing for Heaven, Jeni and Billy have hit their stride. With its hand-drawn lettering, family [...]
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