Burlington, MA – Rounder Records is pleased to announce the release of Blue Highway’s “Some Day: The Fifteenth Anniversary Collection” on January 19. The CD is a collection of the best of their Rounder recordings, one cut from a Rob Ickes solo album, and 3 new selections including…

Nashville, Tenn. — Seventeen-year-old Texas native Sarah Jarosz emerged on the scene about five years ago as someone to watch. Jamming onstage with bluegrass icons David Grisman and Ricky Skaggs, Jarosz played her mandolin with a sure touch and real joy. It looked and sounded comfortable in her then twelve-year-old hands. She started writing songs on the guitar and took up the banjo….

Nashville, Tenn. — The Darrell Scott Band will play at the world famous Station Inn in Nashville, Tenn on February 11 at 9:00 pm. Cover for the evening’s festivities is $20.

The Darrell Scott Band is Darrell Scott, Shad Cobb, Matt Flinner and Bryn Davies.

This has been an interesting year for music. Last year we at BluegrassJournal.com gave a nod to our top three favorite musical offerings for 2007. This year, my buddy Danny Tackett suggested we go for the top five. As usual, my list tends to be quite varied. Stick with me through my favorites and hopefully you’ll see the bluegrass connection in them all.

I will also come clean. This will change from here on out. Darrell Scott and his music is a real treasure. His new CD, Modern Hymns is haunting, melodic and striking.

Modern Hymns is more than a disc of tunes, its an experience. To begin with, his choice of songs is quite unique, especially for a musician whose known for his songwriting. They are all cover tunes. So many times, an artist, or his management or label coerces the performer into recording an old tune to fill a disc and hopefully generate more sales.