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Vern Williams (December 9, 1930– June 6, 2006) Vern was a singer and mandolin player who wasinstrumental in introducing Bluegrass music to the West Coastof the United States. Williams was born in Newton County, Arkansas (or Bullfrog Valley, Pope County, Arkansas), as part of a musical family, that played either the fiddle, the guitar, or […]
When I finally caught up with ‘Kentucky Just Us’ in November of 2022, it didn’t take me long to realize what I had been missing. Even though I was very familiar with their videos and recordings, from following them on facebook, youtube, and The Bluegrass Jamboree; the quality of their sound in person, was extra […]
Today, I received my pre-release copy of the CD album, ‘My Ozark Mountain Home‘, by The Petersens. Their fans have waited about a year for this release, and I am here to tell you, it was worth the wait. The ‘title track’ is a beautiful Petersen’s original written by Katie. The rest of the album, […]
The new CD album, ‘Stories of Valor’, by Roger Cline, is more than a collection of songs in an album. It is truly an anthology of various different short stories, telling of the author’s life experiences and stories heard along the way. Before getting to any details, I do want to say that I found […]
“Christmas Times A Coming” Southbound 77 Bluegrass at Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music Southbound 77 Bluegrass is a MODERN FRESH YOUTH Bluegrass From the Piedmont of North Carolina. The band members’ ages range from 11 to 15 years old!!\ #bluegrass #Christmas #music #video
The Arizona Wildflowers are the ‘real deal’. Ranelle 14 (vocals, mandolin & fiddle), Brie 13 (vocals, guitar, fiddle), Aspen 11 (vocals & fiddle), plus their younger siblings Sawyer 8 (vocals, bass & fiddle) and ‘Kitty’ 6 (vocals & fiddle) live, work, and play music on a working ranch in Arizona. The Wildflowers play a style […]
‘Shannon Baker and Sometime Soon’ is one of the most entertaining Bluegrass Bands that I had the pleasure of seeing in person, this year. The band is comprised of Shannon on vocals and mandolin, Ronnie Parrish on bass, John Dudley on banjo, guitar & vocals, Chris Hill on Fiddle and more, and Joe Pessolano on […]
I received my autographed copy of the new CD album, ‘Timeless’, by The Burnett Sisters Band with Colin Ray. The collection of songs on the album, represent what the band calls ‘the broad range of musical genres that have influenced them over the last three years’ time’. The result? In one word, Fabulous! Every song […]
Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers – “Old Fashioned Christmas” (feat Paul Williams) Artist – Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers Song – Old Fashioned Christmas Songwriters – Paul Williams and Jimmy Martin Label – Billy Blue Records
