Bluegrass

2011 - von der IBMA 2012 ausgezeichnet als "Album Of The Year" und "Song Of The Year" (A FAR CRY FROM LESTER & EARL); 13 Titel, darunter THE SOUND OF YOUR NAME mit Rhonda Vincent

Album von 2013 der ausgezeichneten Band um Junior Sisk mit 12 Titeln wie HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS - JESSE JAMES oder OLD BICYCLE CHAIN

2014 - The twelve-track collection features songs from Bill Castle, Ronnie Bowman, Milan Miller, Tom T. and Dixie Hall, and Sisk himself...u.a. DON'T THINK ABOUT IT TOO LONG - I'D RATHER BE LONESOME und FROST ON THE BLUEGRASS

2018 - The Junior Sisk electricity is back. Recording with hired guns - Jason Carter (fiddle), Justin Moses (banjo), Ashby Frank (mandolin) and Mark Fain (bass) - Sisk sounds completely comfortable singing with this capable group. Daniel Salyer handles most of the tenor vocals. There is no shortage of wonderful sounds captured within these dozen songs. Carter's fiddling on "I Heard You Knocking" and "She's Just a Memory" is especially charged, with the title track giving Frank an opportunity to show off his rhythmic chop.

2016 "Highlight Album" - Alison Krauss says this: “Sister Sadie is an inspiring musical collaboration bringing together some of the best women bluegrass music has ever claimed.”  Sister Sadie sind: Dale Ann Bradley (guitar, lead & harmony vocals), Tina Adair (mandolin, guitar, lead & harmony vocals), Gena Britt (banjo, guitar, lead & harmony vocals), Deanie Richardson (fiddle) und Beth Lawrence (acoustic bass & lead vocals); 12 starke Songs wie DON'T LET ME CROSS OVER - I MAY BE A FOOL oder BLOOD RED & GOIN' DOWN

2007 - "The Charlie Sizemore Band" - Dr. Ralph Stanley: "Charlie knows music and knows how to make it right."; 14 Titel wie ALISON'S BAND - WHISKEY WILLIE - HEY MOON und THE SILVER BUGLE

Album von 2002 - eingespielt mit Randall Barnes, Aubrey Haynie, Randy Kohrs sowie J.D. Crowe, The Oak Ridge Boys, Tom T. Hall und Kathy Mattea - 14 Tom T. Hall Titel wie PAMELA BROWN - KENTUCKY IN THE MORNING oder THE YEAR THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED

2013 - recorded live in Omaha, Nebraska and beyond! eingespielt neben Skaggs und Hornsby u.a. noch mit Cody Kilby (guitar), Jim Mills (banjo), Andy Leftwich (fiddle) und Darrin Vincent (guitar); 11 Titel wie BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN - LITTLE MAGGIE und GULF OF MEXICO FISHING BOAET BLUES...inzwischen sehr rar !!!

2002 - "Klassiker !!!"  mit informativem Booklet - eingespielt u.a. mit Bobby Hicks (fiddle), Jim Mills, J.D. Crowe, Bela Fleck (fiddle), Roland White + Sam Bush (mandolin) und Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar) sowie "Friends" wie Patty Loveless, John Fogerty, Charlie Daniels, The Whites und The Dixie Chicks (vocals); 14 Songs, darunter MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE - BLUE NIGHT - DARLING COREY und BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY

2004 - mit 13 Titeln, darunter ENJOY THE RIDE - BRAND NEW STRINGS oder MY FATHER´S SON

Album aus dem Jahr 2001 mit 11 Titeln wie SHADY GROVE - THE OLD HOME oder ROAD TO SPENCER

2003 - grandioses Konzert von Ricky Skaggs mit seiner Band "Kentucky Thunder" - Titel wie A SIMPLE LIFE - CROSSVILLE oder UNCLE PEN

2011 - die CD enthält 10 Titel wie LIGHT OF THE STABLE - SILENT NIGHT oder JOY TO THE WORLD und die DVD enthält 26 Titel, darunter CHRISTMAS TIME'S A COMING - THE FIRST NOEL und DECK THE HALLS

Album von 2005 - u.a. neben der Skaggs Family eingespielt mit Andy Leftwich, Jim Mills und Cody Kilby - 13 Titel, darunter LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - LOVE COME GENTLY und CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE

2008 - "Tribute To 1946 + 1947" mit Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - 12 Klassiker - u.a BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN oder GOIN´ BACK TO OLD KENTUCKY mit Earl Scruggs am Banjo

2009 - Skaggs plays all the instruments and provides all the singing parts on this fine collection of old-time and early country songs that he learned from his dad Hobert. In all cases the arrangements are laid back, simple but appropriate and always tasteful. He uses a variety of stringed instruments including fiddle, mandolin, mandocello, dobro and even fretless 5-string banjo in turning out excellent versions of songs like FOGGY RIVER - GREEN PASTURES IN THE SKY or BRANDED WHEREVER I GO

Album aus dem Jahr 2006 mit 11 Instrumentels wie MONTANA SLIM - WAYWARD TO HAYWARD oder SPAM JELLY

Album von 2012 eingespielt mit seinen "Kentucky Thunder" u.a. Cody Kilby, Andy Leftwich und Gordon Kennedy; 11 Titel wie BLUE NIGHT - SOLDIER'S SON mit Barry Gibb und TENNESSEE STUD ein "Tribute to Doc Watson"

2014er Album eingespielt u.a mit Cody Kilby (acoustic guitar), Andy Leftwich (fiddle), Mike Johnson (steel guitar) und Ry Cooder (electric slide guitar)...13 Songs mit starken Harmonien wie FOREVER'S NOT LONG ENOUGH - I RUN TO YOU von Connie Smith - REASIONS TO HANG ON von Leslie Satcher - HOLD ON TIGHT (LET IT GO) von Paul Overstreet oder IF I NEEDED YOU von Townes Van Zandt !!!

Album aus dem Jahr 1997 mit einer Zusammenstellung von 20 Titeln, darunter DEAR OLD DIXIE - LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE - RED WING und PHILADELPHIA LAWYWER

großartiges Album aus dem Jahr 2005 mit 14 Titeln wie DIG A LITTLE DEEP - GOING ACROSS THE SEA oder DANBURY JAIL

Album aus dem Jahr 2008 mit 13 Titeln, darunter CRUEL WILLIE - JUST ONE MORE TIME und HEARTBREAK EXPRESS

2016 - Every one of Kenny & Amanda Smith’s albums has been a joy to listen to, and this new issue is no exception. As usual, it features the wonderful voice and singing of Amanda (recognized for the IBMA female vocalist of the year award), and Kenny’s subtle but marvelous lead guitar work. They tackle a variety of newer material that works nicely for them—one song that is already gaining radio airplay is the leadoff track, YOU KNOW THAT I WOULD. Other tracks on this 13 song collection include HILLS OF LOGAN COUNTY, TEA PARTY, REACHING OUT, NIGHTBIRD, THERE WAS A TIME, etc

1997er Album eingespielt neben Kenny Smith (guitar & lead vocal) u.a. noch mit Adam Steffey (mandolin), Sammy Shelor (banjo), Barry Bales (bass) und Daniel Carwile (fiddle) sowie Amanda Smith (lead vocal) und Don Rigsby (tenor vocal); 12 Songs wie LAY ME TO REST - STUDEBAKER - SNOW SHOES und ONE HORSE WAGON

Album aus dem Jahr 2014 eingespielt u.a. mit Tim May (acoustic guitar & mandolin), Aubrey Haynie (mandolin) und Mike Scott (banjo) und Songs wie MAN IN THE MIRROR - HERE COMES THE SUN oder IF EVER WE SHOULD MEET AGAIN

2014 - Here, on Cold Spell, their most recent release on Compass Records, the band present us with ten tracks that provide ample justification (if any was needed) for their hatful of International Bluegrass Music Association award nominations and their continued rise on the bluegrass and roots music scene....u.a.mit den Gästen Rob Ickes, Sam Bush und John Cowan und 10 Titeln wie COUNTRY SONG oder COLD SPELL

2019 - this new project is being co-produced by Alison Brown, Compass co-founder and Grammy winner, and will feature guest vocal appearances from Danny Paisley and Dudley Connell. Michael Cleveland also appears on fiddle, along with Frank’s Dirty Kitchen cohorts, Mike Munford on banjo, Chris Luquette on guitar, and Jeremy Middleton on bass.

2013 - "When you listen to Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen you hear power, you hear volume, you hear crispness, clarity, timimg and taste, all combined with passion and drive." (Richard F. Thompson) ....ganz starkes Album mit 10 Titeln wie WILD UNKNOWN, das fantastsche I FELL SHORT oder der alte Hit der Box Tops THE LETTER .......!!!!!!

2016 - Solivan is a name that we have heard more and more of in the past 3 or 4 years, and this new disc on the Compass label is an interesting concept that hasn’t been tried very often lately. Solivan brings in some of his family members, plus good friends who happen to be musicians, and other artists who are heroes of his. While Frank takes the lead on many of the songs, at least 3 are done nicely by Frank’s cousin, Megan McCormick and there are cuts that feature Frank’s Mom and Dad. An extensive list of musicians includes Del McCoury, Sam Bush, Mike Munford, Rob Ickes, Ronnie McCoury, and Jerry Douglas. Frank, of course sings and plays mandolin (and some fiddle), and Jim Hurst adds his guitar talents to THE FISHING SONG. The songs are pleasant enough, with very nice treatments on PUT ME IN YOUR POCKET, LEAVING ON A JET PLANE and DARK HOLLOW.

2016 -Sparks and Rebel Records have combined to re-issue this lovely album of Christmas songs—originally issued on a King Bluegrass LP back in 1976. The record then reappeared a a compact disc in 1997 but went out of print soon after. Sparks is in fine form here with soulful vocals and his inimitable and distinctive guitar work. He is backed by a group of good musicians that includes Tommy Boyd (Banjo & dobro), Scott Napier (mandolin), and Bobby Slone (fiddle). 12 Songs... u.a. THE BIRTHDAY OF OUR KING - BLUE CHRISTMAS und GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN