The New Nashville Cats
Artist: Mark O'Connor

With an incredible lineup of Nashville's very best musicians, this package covers a wide range of musical territory, from bluegrass to the blues, with plenty of stellar pickin'. Ironically, this mostly instrumental album won a vocal Grammy when Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner teamed with O'Connor on "Restless." ~ Tom Roland, All... Read More

Fiddle Fatale
Artist: Barbara Lamb

This was fiddler Barbara Lamb's declaration of independence upon her departure from Ranch Romance, an (almost) all-woman retro country swing outfit that had recorded several very fine albums for the Sugar Hill label. Her former bandmates join her here on several tracks that could have easily been included on a Ranch Romance album, including a... Read More

Hello Operator...This Is Country Gazzette
Artist: The Country Gazette

Hello Operator ... This Is Country Gazette covers the group's five Flying Fish records, which were made between 1976 and 1987. During that time, a number of excellent musicians made their way through the band, but Country Gazette retained a distinctive progressive bluegrass style, as this compilation demonstrates. Certainly, anyone wanting an... Read More

26 Bluegrass Instrumentals
Artist: Country Cooking

The best place to start. Country Cooking: 26 Bluegrass Instrumentals is packed with music. ~ Chip Renner, All Music Guide Read More

Dust on the Needle
Artist: Tony Trischka

A good collection of Trischka's six Rounder albums, featuring Sam Bush, Marc O'Connor, and David Grisman. ~ Chip Renner, All Music Guide Read More

Retrospective
Artist: Mark O'Connor

Retrospective contains 18 of Mark O'Connor's progressive and traditional bluegrass tunes from his first six albums on Rounder. O'Connor is one of the finest fiddle players of his era, and this collection contains the absolute best of his output during that period. The track selection features equal parts traditional material, "Dusty Miller,"... Read More

The Bluegrass Compact Disc, Vol. 2
Artist: The Bluegrass Album Band

A collection of the group's first four releases. There are 21 songs in all. ~ Chip Renner, All Music Guide Read More

Treasures Untold
Artist: Mike Auldridge

Treasures Untold is comprised entirely of traditional country & western songs, ranging from cowboy standards ("Deep Water," "Shanandoah Waltz") to honky tonk ("Walking the Floor Over You, " "Drivin' Nails in My Coffin"). Most of the record features lead vocals by Doc Watson, Tony Rice and John Starling, while Auldridge simply plays some stunning... Read More