Bluegrass Breakdown

Summertime … and the livin’ is easy—especially down around the new BG CD bins where we’ll be gorging on the latest from the Larry Stephenson Band, the Goodfellers, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, John Reischman, Jesse Brock, Merle Monroe, the Lonesome River Band and Minnie Moore.

It’s the natural number following 15 and preceding 17; the number of ounces in a pound; the atomic number of sulphur; number of pawns in a chess set; the number of personality types in the Myers-Briggs classification system; the minimum age to get a driver’s license in many states, the name of an unincorporated community […]

We’ll be heading back to 1981 when, among other things: MTV premieres; the last episode of “The Waltons” airs; President Reagan survives an assassination attempt; New York City raises its transit fares from 60 to 75 cents; Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first female Supreme Court Justice; “Escape From New York,” starring Kurt Russell as […]

It’s a word that means to use or expend carelessly, extravagantly or to no purpose. Based on the plethora of tunes on the subject, it also appears to be one of BluegrassLand’s favorite pastimes. Thanks to the Lonesome River Band, Gary Ferguson, the Bluegrass Brothers, the Boys From Indiana and Darin & Brooke Aldridge, we’ll […]

It’s a name that means “resolute protection.” Introduced to England in 1066, for over four hundred years it’s been second only to John as the most popular boys name in the English-speaking world. Thanks to Gary Brewer, Kristy Cox, Evan Marshall, the Urban Monroes and Berline, Crary & Hickman, we’ll be giving the name William […]

Outside of Bluegrassland, we’re always hearing about what everybody’s doing. Everybody was kung fu fighting, everybody wants to rule the world, everybody loves Raymond and so on. But what’s everybody doing in Bluegrassland?

We’ll be unleashing our fourth and final installment on the life and times of one of Bluegrass-dom’s most unsung labels—King Bluegrass Records—which popped out 44 albums during the ’70s. We’ll be checking out the last 16 of those LPs—from the Moore Brothers through Robert Trout & Super Bluegrass—with Larry Sparks, Uptown Bluegrass, and the Piney […]

These political entities are the focal point of everyday rural BluegrassLand life. Most BluegrassLanders spend most of their lives therein and those who leave seemingly always are willing to move heaven and earth to get back. It’s the place they call home. Thanks to the mighty contributions of Ned Crisp, Amanda Cook, Mules & Men, […]

There are few, if any, surer signs of summer than longer days, rising temperatures, ear-deafening insect noise, swimming down by the fishin’ hole, bluegrass music festivals, July 4th fireworks and hot new bluegrass releases. We’ll be unleashing the latest from the likes of Larry Sparks, Tim O’Brien, Alan Bibey & Doyle Lawson, and Joe Mullins […]

It’s more of a state of being than an actual state. It’s the 8th largest and 21st most populous state whose motto is “nil sine numine” (Nothing without Providence}.” Providence has indeed been kind, blessing the state with an incredible array of natural wonders that provided the inspiration for some memorable tunes. With the help […]