Before this past week, I had never heard of David Via. As has been widely reported within the Roots Music media, Via was violently and randomly attacked prior to what has been described as a house concert he was to perform. For those unfamiliar with them, house concerts have found increasing [...]

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Including a brief examination of John Reischman's new album, "Walk Along John." There is a lot of music out there, and with the amount I purchase, and to a (much) lesser extent receive via promo issue from publicists, labels, and artists, it does tend to pile up around the home [...]

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Don Rigsby "Doctor's Orders: A Tribute to Ralph Stanley" Rebel Records Far from being yet another hackneyed tribute album, "Doctor's Orders: A Tribute to Ralph Stanley" is a robust, thoughtful compendium revealing the legendary mountain singer's influence over [...]

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Peter Rowan "The Old School" Compass Records With his 70th year behind him, Peter Rowan has recently released yet another challenging and thoroughly enjoyable album of his personal-styled bluegrass. While he doesn't keep things smack-dab in the middle of the bluegrass trail, [...]

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Tina Adair Band "Born Bad" www.TinaAdairBand.com As the last century came to a close, Tina Adair was one of the more familiar female bluegrass artists. Her Sugar Hill album "Just You Wait & See," produced by Jerry Douglas, was well-received, and her name was frequently [...]

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