Music

In Chasin’ After the Wind, Daisy Caire has produced a beautiful, soulful, and mature debut that not only features her powerful singing, songwriting, and rhythm guitar playing but also establishes her as one of the most exciting of today’s young…

“No Hurry is a veritable smorgasbord of what can be done with six strings and a flatpick. Equal parts tradition and original tunes, this all-instrumental recording combines influences as far reaching as old-time fiddle music, bluegrass, swing and bebop into…

“Some listeners give a CD a quick thumbs down if it doesn’t grab them immediately. Here’s a cure: stop, smell the roses, give Erica Wheeler’s The Harvest your complete attention. The more I listen, the more I find the album…

Larry Carlin / May 1, 1997 Even though Peter has made his first “solo” recording here, he has kept it all in the family — both literally and figuratively — as not only are members of Grant Street backing him…

No Depression #18 Nov/Dec ’98 Stepping out as a bandleader for the first time, Tom Rozum has produced one of the better surprises of the year with Jubilee. Although best-known for his mandolin and guitar work with Laurie Lewis &…

“Steve Edmunds’ collection of self-penned songs, Lonesome on the Ground, makes me wish I was in California… warm and easy feeling, making music with good friends. (I think people who say unkind things about California are mad, because they’re cold.)…

A Honky Tonk hosanna to the human condition, a dirt-road ode to mortality, staring down futility and bitterness, a lyric balm to the mournful and weary, replete with tasty guitar licks, and unforgettable lines on every track

Music from Rancho deVille… (Acoustic Disc) This posthumously released CD was partially completed when Charles died of leukemia in 1999. His best friend, Laurie Lewis, finished up the project and brought along many of the top names in bluegrass and…

“You go girl! This CD mixes the perfect combination of solid music, great singing, energy and conviction. While McCalla’s lyrics keep their edge, the production is more rounded and polished than her previous releases… McCalla is no newcomer to the…

“Lonely, broken hearts mix nicely with timeless messages about home, courage, and optimism. Leah Larson has a lot of soul and creativity, and she associates herself with talented musicians who share her insight and spirit. ~ Joe Ross “Just when…

“On “Green Kentucky Blues,” Glaze is backed up by the best of West Coast bluegrass musicians. The album is thoughtfully produced by Laurie Lewis, who brought in fellow pickers Tom Rozum, Herb Pedersen, Mike Witcher, Dennis Caplinger, Rick Cunha, Tom…

“With the perfect timing of a master storyteller, Bierl holds this listener engrossed every time I hear [Phantom 309]; even though I’ve heard the story so many times before. . . . [a] completely enjoyable album. . .” ~ Mike…

“A stellar cast of local musicians, including members of the Jaybirds, joins Nell on the album. Laurie Lewis and Jim Nunally produced the songs on the album, and their careful blend of musicians and songs gives each song its own…

A collection of stellar Americana and bluegrass songs from former Grisman guitarist David Thom, of the David Thom Band. “That Old Familiar” is a solo CD from California acoustic artist, David Thom. David teamed up with Grammy-winner Laurie Lewis (producer)…

Wendy’s music is a unique cross-section of genres incorporating all the good and sweet aspects of folk, old time, country, bluegrass and blues. “Open Wings” features Wendy’s deft angelic voice, spiritually touching original material and a panoply of incredible Grammy…

For 40 years, Alice Gerrard has been an inspirational figure in the world of American roots music. A pioneering voice of women in bluegrass, Gerrard’s seminal early work with Appalachian singer Hazel Dickens on Rounder Records and Smithsonian Folkways directly…

San Francisco Bay Area-based duo Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman have crammed a lot of milestones into the two + years they have been playing together. Following the release of Melody’s critically acclaimed debut album Gold Rush Goddess, Melody and…

The T Sisters are an authentic family band from Oakland, California. The group’s subtle throwback aesthetic calls to mind classic trios past, from the Andrews Sisters and 1960′s girl groups to the sirens from the film O Brother, Where Art…

American Nomad, the musical brain child of singer-songwriters Hassan El-Tayyab and Shiloh Parkerson, is an award winning acoustic group firmly rooted in the flourishing Bay Area Americana scene. Drawing on influences ranging from bluegrass, folk, swing, blues, and soul, their…

On their fifth CD, Russell & Kaplan traverse a wide Americana landscape, stopping at musical landmarks along the way, tipping their hat to Village folkies, Laurel Canyon troubadours, string bands, blues divas, jazz cats and Bakersfield cowboys » more