Bluegrass

The Lonesome Ace Stringband “When The Sun Comes Up” (Independent, 2018)

April 3, 2018 Paul Kerr 1

There is something life affirming when Americana music is stripped back to the basics and this Canadian trio (Chris Coole – banjo, John Showman – fiddle and Max Heineman- double bass) head to the hills with […]

Viper Central “The Spirit of God & Madness” (Independent, 2017)

August 9, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Viper Central have been known as a first-rate Bluegrass band since their debut album The Devil sure is hard to please appeared in 2008, but this latest release – Viper Central’s third album – sees them […]

The Andrew Collins Trio “And It Was Good” (Independent, 2017)

March 30, 2017 Rick Bayles 0

This is a difficult album to review simply because I’ve never heard anything quite like it before. For a start, it’s totally instrumental; unusual in the Americana genre, though the music does have its roots quite […]