Tag: Bluegrass
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Diamond Rio ‘Diamond Rio’ (1991)
Diamond Rio may sound like your typical run of the mill 90’s country band (all for good reasons mind you) but there’s a handful of things that set them apart in my opinion. The first is the fact that every single one the band members actually play every single lick on every single one of…
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Tony Rice Unit ‘Manzanita’ (1979)
Tony Rice Unit’s Manzanita blends traditional bluegrass roots with the free-flowing feel of folk and acoustic jazz with a loose, natural swing to it. All the stringed instruments (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bass) dance around each other in the background while Rice’s flatpicking remains front and center. It sounds like a front porch jam session played…
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Flatt & Scruggs ‘Foggy Mountain Jamboree’ (1957)
Earl Scruggs’ banjo playing would forever change the way the instrument was played, elevating it from a rhythmic backup to a main focal point of the bluegrass genre.
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Tim O’Brien ‘Rock In My Shoe’ (2006)
I’m in Nashville this week for a combo trip of work and pleasure. The Music City is such an incredible place– from the bright lights of Broadway to the mood of Music Row, every time I’m out here I have a blast. This evening I’ll be headed to the iconic Station Inn to watch famed…
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William Wild ‘William Wild’ (2014)
Along with having an absolutely kick ass album cover (this cover is seriously great), William Wild’s self-titled debut is a rollicking fun ride through Americana, Western folk, and 70’s rock and roll. Wild’s voice reminds me a whole helluva lot of Petter Ericson Stakee from Alberta Cross with a heavy dose of Local Natives vocal…
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Billy Strings ‘Home’ (2019)
Billy Strings is a helluva guitar player and Home is a helluva guitar album that takes you on a whirlwind journey through the world of bluegrass. There are songs that march straight on the traditional path (“Taking Water”), songs that venture into the weeds with a progressive bounce to their gait (“Way From The Mire”),…
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