Jeremy Garrett- Circles review

Jeremy Garrett Circles Organic Records The Infamous Stringdusters have been creating their increasingly lively and diverse interpretation of bluegrass for almost fifteen years. As the group’s fiddler and one of three primary vocalists, Jeremy Garrett has been central to their development as the music’s most progressive (and subsequently perhaps divisive) group. While recent songs are…

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Three 2019 Roots Christmas Albums reviewed

The McCrary Sisters A Very McCrary Christmas Rounder Records A “Respect Yourself”-groove infused “Go Tell It On the Mountain” opens A Very McCrary Christmas, the most exciting seasonal collection that has come my way this very rootsy December. This is an incredible, uplifting hour of soul-filled songs, many of the traditional variety, but so inspired…

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Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters- review

Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters Organic Records By Donald Teplyske Having recorded four impressive albums as The Honeycutters, including the masterpiece that was 2016’s On The Ropes, Asheville, NC’s outstanding roots outfit has re-branded themselves as Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters. Featuring the consistent Honeycutters line-up of…

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Front Country- Other Love Songs review

 My review of Front Country’s second album has been posted at Lonesome Road Review. I am surprised to find that I hadn’t reviewed their previous album Sake of the Sound, although I did write about Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman’s album in a rather long-winded piece written during the fall of 2013. Just because of the…

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The Honeycutters- Me Oh My review

The Honeycutters Me Oh My Organic Records Bands work hard to capture their music within a memorable tagline, and mostly these are ignored by all but the most desperate of writers. Seldom does the message resonate past the top of a webpage. The exception appears to be that of The Honeycutters because “Appalachian Honky Tonk”…

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Red June- Ancient Dreams review

This week at Lonesome Road Review, I write about the new album by Asheville, North Carolina’s Red June. Featuring a striking piece of art as its album cover- by Nancy Hilliard Joyce, the creation of which is featured in the EPK at the band’s website– the initial positive impact of this recording, not to mention…

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