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.

“Modern Hymns” hits Aug. 19.
Nashville, Tenn. — Darrell Scott is a successful and acclaimed songwriter, but on his new album the gifted musician turns to his heroes to find inspiration of his own. Out August 19 on Appleseed Recordings, ‘Modern Hymns’ is Scott’s honest, imaginative take on 12 songs from masters like Joni [...]

Darrell Scott’s “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” recorded with the Transatlantic Sessions Band at Celtic Connections 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Darrell Scott will be performing this Friday, March 28th at Grace Chapel in Leiper’s Fork, Tenn. with Dirk Powell and Balfa Toujours along with the Orchestra Nashville String Quintet and rhythm section. The show, beginning at [...]