By Rickey Lamb
A commentary
Some of my greatest memories as a young man growing up in southern Indiana were of my Dad and me, traveling the hills of Brown County in an old one-ton International truck. It would be loaded with watermelons, cantaloupes and sweet corn from the family farm. Our destination would be Short’s market [...]

Donna Hughes – Gaining Wisdom
Rounder has posted another exclusive interview this week.
In it, Donna discusses working with Tony Rice on her critically acclaimed Rounder debut, “Gaining Wisdom.” Hughes also discusses her songwriting, her father and working with the musicians who performed on “Gaining Wisdom”
You can read the Donna Hughes interview on Rounder’s website.
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Charlie Sizemore talks about his career, what it was like working with Ralph Stanley, and what to expect with his newest album “Good News”.

The Punch Brothers
Chris Thile, mandolin player for Nickel Creek, has a new band and a new record deal. The Punch Brothers will release their debut album on Nonesuch Records. The project is slated for a February 2008 release date.
The Punch Brothers consist of Chris Eldridge on guitar, Gate Witcher on violin, Greg Garrison on bass [...]

In conjunction with the release of Claire Lynch’s latest offering, “Crowd Favorites,” Rounder has published an exclusive 2-part interview with Lynch. The interview is available on Rounder’s website.
In the interview Lynch talks about the new songs she recorded for “Crowd Favorites“, her newest release on Rounder (See our review here), Her long working relationship [...]