Big Country Bluegrass member killed
Monday, May 3, 2010 – Alan Mastin, acoustic bass fiddle player for Big Country Bluegrass, was killed Sunday on his way home from a gig Saturday at Festival in the Pines in Rocky Mt. Va. No further details were available.
The group just signed with Rebel Records with a disc due out later this year.
CD reviews for Big Country Bluegrass
Big Country Bluegrass is one of the finest bluegrass groups working today, and their presentation of roots and hollers bluegrass is as strong as you are going to encounter. "Mountains, Mamas and Memories" features a dozen terrific performances, not a single 'skip-it' song in the bunch.
Eddie Gill is a tremendous vocalist, and his solid country voice carries much of the album. "Country Boy, Banjo and Flat Top Guitar," "The Whiskey or the Coal" and "Is ...
Big Country Bluegrass' new release poses a metaphysical question: Does the world really need another straight-ahead, high-lonesome compilation of country-flavored bluegrass songs? Probably not. With all the texture and depth of modern bluegrass, even as performed by longstanding artists, there's not much of an audience for a band that is covering (literally and figuratively) old ground.
"Country Livin'" represents Big Country Bluegrass' 18th recording. ...
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