Hardly Strictly No. 216 Thursdays 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM on WMPG-FM Bluegrass, Americana, Roots, Jamgrass, Acoustic and Small “c” country music: you name it! It’s a big tent at Hardly Strictly: Fred starts from bluegrass but doesn’t stop there. Thanks for listening to the show Lot’s of New Music. I’m With Her, The Civil Wars, […]
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Andy Hall/Roosevelt Collier: “Let The Steel Play”
Andy Hall/Roosevelt Collier “Let The Steel Play” Andy Hall Music Steel guitar can prompt many visceral responses. Gutty, aspirational, down and dirty. Few musicians grab the essence of the sound, so when two collaborate on a single release, it’s cause for attention. Roosevelt Collier and Andy Hall have been playing their respective instruments, variations on […]
Greg Blake: “Songs of Heart and Home”
Greg Blake “Songs of Heart and Home” Self-released Greg Blake is blessed with a powerful voice and a smart ear for country and bluegrass music. His latest, self-released CD is “Songs of Heart and Home”, an ambitious project in which he displays these talents to great effect. Foremost, Mr. Blake has collected a startlingly stout […]
Dustbowl Revival Jon Stickley Trio The Station Inn Nashville, Tennessee March 15, 2017
Dustbowl Revival Jon Stickley Trio The Station Inn Nashville, Tennessee March 15, 2017 The Station Inn is Nashville’s self-styled “World Famous” venue for bluegrass and roots music for over forty years. Over time, the area around The Station Inn (much like the rest of Nashville) has changed, swapping gritty and sweaty for shiny and slick. […]
Dori Freeman: “Dori Freeman”
Dori Freeman “Dori Freeman” Free Dirt Records Galax lies the in southwestern corner of Virginia. Mention of Galax immediately conjures the Blue Ridge Mountain and their music. After all, the Old Fiddlers’ Convention has been hosted in Galax for eighty years or more. So, it should come as no surprise that a new, clear and […]
Donna Ulisse: “Hard Cry Moon”
Donna Ulisse “Hard Cry Moon” Hadley Music Group Donna Ulisse has an angel’s voice, evoking Dolly Parton. You can hear the influence of East Tennessee, even though she hails from the Tidewater area of Virginia. Ulisse’s sound is unmistakably country bluegrass. Her songwriting chops are manifest. Her new CD “Hard Cry Moon” shows she has […]
Della Mae In Concert Port City Music Hall Portland, Maine May 31, 2015
Della Mae In Concert Port City Music Hall Portland, Maine May 31, 2015 Della Mae give it their all. In the midst of a Northeast run in support of their self-titled Rounder release, “Della Mae”, the band took the Port City Music Hall stage on a rainy Sunday evening and displayed their total command of […]
Dale Anne Bradley: “Dale Ann Bradley”
Dale Anne Bradley “Dale Ann Bradley” Pinecastle Records Dale Anne Bradley is sui generis, a rare talent that imprints her own sound whilst adapting to the traditional bluegrass form. Bradley has a rich tone, a breathless Southern phrasing and a gift for telling a story in her songs. “Dale Ann Bradley” features but a […]
Victor Furtado: “Victor Furtado”
Victor Furtado “Victor Furtado” Patuxent Music You can’t listen to Victor Furtado without acknowledging his youth. His debut self-titled CD displays his clawhammer banjo style and he’s really good. Bluegrass music resonates tradition, but depends on new and younger players to pick up the thread and spin their own work. Jerry Douglas was a mere […]