RUSSELL MOORE & IIIrd TYME OUT PRIME TYME Rural Rhythm 1085 IIIrd Tyme Out’s predictably first-rate new album might have been subtitled Love And Geography since several of the stand-out songs poignantly address themes of love and physical separation. Willis Alan Ramsey’s “Goodbye Old Missoula,” Milan Miller’s “Pretty Little Girl From Galax,” Milan Miller’s and [...]

…Hard-core traditionalists will probably find the neoclassical pieces maddeningly meandering. But frequent “On The Edge” readers may be enthralled as the four instrumentalist/composers make their individual statements, then brilliantly highlight each other’s work…

…Dailey & Vincent touch on a variety of religious music styles, including brother duet, traditional and contemporary bluegrass, country, and southern gospel, though curiously, not a cappella…

….Make no mistake about it, these guys deliver the goods, this is hard-driving bluegrass with an edge not heard since the likes of Red Allen…

…This seamless 12-track collection includes three high-spirited instrumentals composed by Emerson, along with various gems penned by Johnny Bond, Dolly Parton, and Stephanie Davis, as well as other assorted highlights…

…the predominant mood of the album is one of gentle nostalgia flowing from track to track…

…much of this album will leave bluegrass traditionalists uneasy. But even if the one-of-a-kind stew of blues, Jewish melodies, and jazz are not your comfort zone, there is still so much that will appeal to this readership…

…Too Blue will leave you feeling anything but blue. Trouble With The Grey pumps up your spirits and demonstrates how music can be a powerful mood elevator for the soul…

…One of many tributes to Bill Monroe produced in 2011, to highlight the hundredth anniversary of his birth. Lewis combines a mix of Monroe tunes and a mix of originals and old-time classics with a West Coast twist…

…The album includes six very good to first-rate original songs, one gorgeous folk cover, and five songs that have both been overdone…

…Fans who turn out to see this group at festivals all over the country will no doubt appreciate the recording and rank it among the best Nothin’ Fancy has turned out recently…

…Bluegrass fans who think there are no bands left that plow through straight-ahead classics and aren’t afraid to put out an entire album of cover tunes just need to acquaint themselves with Aspen Run, a regional outfit from Maryland…

…This is a CD that gets better each time it cycles through the player. An instrumental of “I Am A Pilgrim” and “Angelina Baker” make for nice cover tune additions, and even J.J. Cale’s “Call Me The Breeze” (made famous by Lynyrd Skynyrd) makes it on to the album, as well as an instrumental written by Wyatt Rice…

This two-CD collection of performances from the Home Craft Days Festival held at Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap, Va., is a good cross section of talent from the southwestern corner of Virginia, southeastern Kentucky, western North Carolina, and northeastern Tennessee.