This Month's Issue
The Grascals' Jamie Johnson The Left-handed Tenor from Milan, Indiana
Jamie Johnson opened his front door and I stepped into his living room as two Boston Terriers lunged toward me, barking their little heads off. "They don't bite," he assured me, smiling. Jamie bribed Sueme and Rosie Bouquet with treats to distract them, while he and I descended into the basement rec room for our interview.
Earlier in the day, Jamie, singer and guitar player with two-time IBMA Entertainers of the Year The Grascals, had just finished recording his vocals for the band's new CD, Keep On Walkin', to be released this month on Rounder. They had been recording for a couple weeks and he was glad to be finished. We had originally planned our interview for the night before, but Jamie got held up in the studio, working on vocal tracks with the album's very special... Keep Reading
Special Feature
Infamous Stringduster & Banjo Visionary Chris Pandolfi
At the International Bluegrass Music Association's annual convention in 2004, rumors spread about a bunch of young guys playing intense bluegrass, appearing at the late, late showcases and jamming like maniacs even later into the night and early morning.
It wasn't exactly a buzz, but people in the know just knew something was afoot. Word was they had only just met, decided they'd be a band, and thrown together a set list of traditional tunes because they were pretty sure they all knew how to play them. Word was, it all clicked. By the time everybody figured out that these fellows called themselves Wheelhouse, IBMA was over. Poof! Gone, and not even a glass slipper to show for it.
But these Prince Charmings didn't evaporate, though many things about them, including the... Keep Reading
Each month we let you decide the Top 20 songs in bluegrass. These are the Top 5 songs for May 2008 that have been selected by you, the fan.
- Dixie Bee-Liners - "Down On The Crooked Road"
- Dailey and Vincent - "By The Mark"
- Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain - "Going On The Next Train"
- Blue Highway - "Through the Window of a Train"
- Cadillac Sky - "Born Lonesome"
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