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Pedal steel, horns, and strings converge on this fourth album from the folksong interpreter and guitarist from Columbus, GA and Durham, NC. But this is the first one to feature some of his own songwriting. Contributors include Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Mipso’s Libby Rodenbough.

Guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, mandolinist/singer Chris Thile, and fiddler Gabe Witcher are back with some inventive reimaginings from the likes of Bill Monroe, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, and this Norman Blake/Tony Rice classic that is their title track.

The Montreux Jazz Festival calls him “The new master of the slide guitar.” The singer/songwriter from England visited us in Studio B last November for a great session, and we’re glad to see he’s got this new collection of songs.

Pop, rock, R&B, soul, all wrapped in a powerful performance once again from this band. You can hear nods to the Black Keys, the Beatles, Van Morrison, Elton John and Motown among others on this one, which Julian Booker will feature in the 8 O’Clock hour Thursday night.

Bonnie has four solo albums under her belt, and Eleanor has releases with her husband Chris as The Mastersons, as well as the past number of years backing up Steve Earle as The Dukes. This is their first album together!

We’ve become big fans of singer/bassist Melissa Carper, and this latest project includes her, fiddler Rebecca Patek (and the two of them also perform as Buffalo Gals Band), banjo player Joe Sundell, and guitarist Brian Martin. “Sad Daddy do what they do best: mine old-time string music for today’s lessons.” (The Boot)

Like the Stringdusters, here’s another favorite newgrass quintet! They first formed in Michigan in 2000, but they recorded two of the three sessions that make up this new one at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville (the other in Vermont.)

It took this Oakland, California band a good six years to complete this soul/funk album, and we think it was worth the wait! Recording it on a vintage 8-track machine (as seen on the cover) adds to the appeal. We’ve enjoyed spinning “Bird of Paradise”, “Get in the Groove”, “Color Blind” and others for you these past couple months. #73 in our Top 100! (See the full list here: https://www.wncw.org/2021-12-31/wncws-top-100-albums-of-2021)

They’re one of our favorite progressive bluegrass/newgrass bands, and they follow up last year’s tribute to Bill Monroe with this one of all originals. “It’s been fun to explore a little bit of The Dusters’ darker side for this album,” dobroist Andy Hall says of this one, out Feb. 18th. “Sometimes the times call for some serious reflection, and these songs really hit home. Get ready to go deep with us!”

Dig in deeper to this 2nd collaboration between the former frontman for Led Zeppelin and one of the most popular bluegrass singers of the last 30 years. Yes it’s an unlikely pairing, but there’s something magical that happens when their voices unite together – a mysterious 3rd voice, as producer T-Bone Burnett has pointed out. They’ve selected quite an eclectic playlist of songwriters, too, from English folk legends, obscure blues figures, to Calexico. Thursday night in the 8:00 hour.