270 Haystack Rd. by Benton Flippen With summer in full swing it’s tough not to think about our old friend Benton Flippen from Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Ask anyone that’s into old-time music about some the fore fathers of old fiddle music and Benton’s name will surely come up. His style and this tune, Cumberland Gap, […]

In the Pines by Dan Auerbach and Robert Finley / MURDER BALLADSThere are a few songs in the America’s musical lexicon as quintessential as In the Pines. From Leadbelly to Nirvana this tune has been listened to through the ages — a true sign of a great song. Dan’s haunting production and Robert Finley’s chilling voice […]

Somewhere Between Truth & Sanity by Dave McGrew Dave McGrew has lived a thousand lives and then some. Since the age of 6 he has been picking fruit in the Great Northwest, rambling from town to town doing piece work, and playing his guitar under the stars. While Dave has lived a thousand lives some […]

The Great Unknown by Big Ron Hunter Big Ron Hunter’s opening track “Going For Myself” on The Great Unknown exudes joy and confidence in the wake of finding himself on his own after his mother and father’s departure. The guitar lopes across syncopated rhythms punctuated by a bouncing bass. All the while, Big Ron’s smooth […]