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

Kentucky Colonels: Live in Sweden (1973)
Artist: Clarence White

A good live show. Clarence White is at his best, performing with The White Brothers. ~ Chip Renner, All Music Guide Read More

Clarence White & the Kentucky Colonels
Artist: Clarence White

Following the unexpected death of guitar great Clarence White in 1973 at the age of only 29, Rounder proceeded to judiciously examine a number of live recordings made during his years with the Kentucky Colonels. This LP collects performances from 1964, 1965, and also 1967. His brother Roland White accompanies him throughout the disc, while Eric... Read More

15th Anniversary Celebration
Artist: The Seldom Scene

This all-star tribute to America's finest progressive bluegrass band took place at the Kennedy Center in November of 1986, and featured performances by artists as prominent as Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt and as influential as Charlie Waller, Ricky Skaggs, and Tony Rice. The program is a delight from beginning to end, and includes the... Read More

Devlin
Artist: Tony Rice

Newgrass guitarist Tony Rice's work for Rounder Records is showcased on the mesmerizing Devlin. Pulling the best new acoustic tracks from his 1980 album, Mar West, and 1981's Still Inside, this compilation highlights Rice's fluid playing and progressive composition as he is backed by players like Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Todd Phillips, John... 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

On the Boulevard
Artist: New Grass Revival
Community Score: 6.00

An overlooked CD with a couple of standout tracks. Played beginning to end, this one will leave you fulfilled. ~ Chip Renner, All Music Guide Read More

Commonwealth
Artist: New Grass Revival

The New Grass Revival had proven just about everything an innovative band could prove by 1981. Not only had their name come to define the progressive branch of the bluegrass tree, they continued to adhere to high standards. On Commonwealth, the band stretches its arrangements and production to the very edge with the addition of drummer Kenny... Read More

Barren County
Artist: New Grass Revival

By 1979, the New Grass Revival's name defined the progressive branch of the bluegrass tree. Furthermore, they had developed into a crack unit, with a good reputation as live performers and polished studio players. Both mandolinist Sam Bush and bassist John Cowan covered the lead vocals, while guitarist/dobroist Curtis Burch and banjoist Courtney... Read More

Fly Through the Country
Artist: New Grass Revival

Released in 1975, Fly Through the Country was the New Grass Revival's first album with singer John Cowan and arguably the best album recorded by this incarnation of the group (Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, and Curtis Burch). It wasn't that the group wouldn't record other memorable albums during the '70s, only that none possessed the spontaneity of... Read More

Everything Is Gonna Work out Fine
Artist: Jerry Douglas

Everything Is Gonna Work Out features Jerry Douglas' first two albums -- Fluxology and Fluxedo -- on one compact disc. The two records showcase the dobroist at his rootiest, and contain some wonderful traditional bluegrass, which is occasionally spiked by jazzy flourishes. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide Read More

J.D. Crowe & The New South
Artist: J.D. Crowe & The New South

J.D. Crowe & the New South's eponymous debut album is one of the most influential and pioneering records in the history of bluegrass. For the first edition of the New South, Crowe assembled a stellar group of musicians -- including Ricky Skaggs (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Tony Rice (lead vocals, guitar), and Jerry Douglas (dobro) -- and gave... Read More

Manzanita
Artist: The Tony Rice Unit

Comprised of both traditional songs and contemporary numbers, Manzanita was the third record in a row to demonstrate Tony Rice's considerable instrumental talent, and this album he is backed by a band featuring Sam Bush, Ricky Skaggs and Jerry Douglas, who give him incredibly sympathetic and nuanced support. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide Read More