March/April 2010 Record Review

-Dailey & Vincent - Singing From The Heart
-The Hagar’s Mountain Boys - Forever Yours
-Missy Werner- Drifting And Dreaming
-Jeff And Vida - Selma Chalk
-The Henhouse Prowlers - A Dark Rumor
-Born Into Bluegrass- The Songs Of Cullen Galyean
-Wheeler – Bluegrass Gospel
-Angelica Grim - Look For Me
-Mike Marshall - Big Trio
-Blue Highway - Some Day: The Fifteenth Anniversary Collection
-Canucky Bluegrass Boys - Standin’ Up
-Faces Made For Radio - The Acoustic Conspiracy
-Mark Delaney - Sidecar
-Donald Beasley – Climbin’ Up The Rough Side
-Bluegrass Time  (Book)
-Bill Monroe & Friends: Inside The Life Of Bill Monroe (Book)

FEATURED REVIEW:

THE HAGAR’S MOUNTAIN BOYS - Forever Yours
By Robert Steelman

Forever Yours is a good, solid release from The Hagar’s Mountain Boys, based out of Roxboro, North Carolina. This project is impressive for the variety of material. One surprising entry, which works extremely well in the bluegrass treament given it by these guys, is the Travis Tritt hit, Anymore. On the other end of the spectrum is a nice a capella number, Lord, Don’t Leave Me Here, which serves well to demonstrate their vocal prowess. Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling has rarely been done so well. The Boys are Blake Johnson, upright bass; Cliff Smith, banjo; Mike Johnson, guitar; Ricky Stroud,mandolin. These guys are great and deserve to be presented on a major bluegrass label. – BMP