Peter Rowan has been an enthusiastic collaborator for his entire career, and his latest is a tribute to the generation-spanning power of bluegrass. He’s 82. Wyatt is 15. But the match is mystical on their recent two-sided single. We played the B-side, a cover of Bill Monroe’s “Memories of You” a few weeks ago, but we needed to move some furniture around to accommodate the six-minute lead song “The Winds Of Rowan County.” It started as one of Ellis’s accomplished instrumentals, inspired by Rowan’s induction into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame. Rowan said he heard lyrics, and they collaborated on this epic song. It’s not a metaphorical A-side either but a 45-RPM vinyl special release with gorgeous graphic design that you can buy here. In another partnership this week, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland offer a new John Hartford Cover. Plus we talk about Russell Moore of IIIrd Tyme Out stepping in for Dan Tyminski in Alison Krauss and Union Station on the upcoming tour, with her anticipated single, fresh and hot.
David Bragger - Going To The Free State
Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland - Vamp In The Middle
Sierra Ferrell - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
Wyatt Ellis and Peter Rowan - Winds of Rowan County
Rick Faris - Bend Don't Break
Solas feat. Moira Smiley - Tell God And The Devil
Rebecca Frazier - Train Is Moving
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith - Cheatham County Breakdown
Alison Krauss and Union Station - Looks Like The End Of The road
Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out - Drifting Too Far From The Shore
Bela Fleck - The Old North Woods
Elizabeth Cotten - Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
Hazel Dickens - They'll Never Keep Us Down
William Alexander - I'm A Rambler I'm A Gambler
The Price Sisters - Rabbit In The Rosebush
