Album Review: Steep Canyon Rangers, ‘Next Act’
The Steep Canyon Rangers couldn’t have picked a more perfect title for their fifteenth album, for they are always evolving musically as they step into their Next Act. Friends Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, and Celia Woodsmith, of Della Mae, join the band—banjoist Graham Sharp, mandolinist Mike Guggino, guitarist Aaron Burdett, fiddler Nicky Sanders on fiddle and vocals, drummer and dobroist Mike Ashworth, and bassist and guitarist Barrett—as they dwell within the nuances of traditional bluegrass and explore new directions in this familiar landscape.
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Maisy Owen – Dark On a Sunny Day This is the work of a Nashville native steeped in the melancholy artistic songwriting style of the late Nick Drake & the guitar purity of Bert Jansch, with influences from Mazzy Star & the late David Olney. Maisy delivers her songs with a strong tone & with […]
Matt White’s Dolly Another impressive & engaging endeavor comes with a mash-up of the light & principled pop-oriented female voice of Liz Kelley, encumbered among the jazzy inflections of Matt White’s cornet. Delicious. I usually don’t meander into these confines of cheesy organ & faux-jazz chanteuse territories, but when something is done well, it really […]
