.357 String Band – Lightning From The North
It’s true. I’ve always liked loved punk music but these days I’m just as likely to be listening to something that could very well be considered a form of country or folk music as anything else. One band that combines the two is Milwaukee’s .357 String Band. I loved their previous album, Fire & Hail (Read more…)
Adam Steffey – One More For The Road
Hey you! Yeah, you! I like twangy music so fuck off! Now that’s out of the way, let’s talk music. Mandolin player Adam Steffey’s debut for Sugar Hill Records, One More For The Road, is quite a treat to listen to if you like bluegrass and that sort of thing. On the album Steffy is (Read more…)
Sarah Jarosz – Song Up In Her Head
Song Up In Her Head is the impressive debut from 18 year-old bluegrass prodigy Sarah Jarosz and I really like it. This isn’t (however) your typical bluegrass record despite the instrumentation and isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from someone this young. Vocally, she’s great and shows she’s a great mandolin and banjo player as well. (Read more…)
Jeremy Garrett – I Am A Stranger
Jeremy Garrett’s new solo album I Am A Stranger is a fairly wide ranging bluegrass effort that shows his strengths as a fiddler and a vocalist (he is both when playing with The Infamous Stringdusters). The album features members of the Stringdusters as well as other players and is a blend of the both the (Read more…)
