The music is traditional, their voices are utterly distinctive—this is Bill Monroe and Doc Watson, and these are 17 unreleased duets: Foggy Mountain Top; Kentucky Mandolin; Soldier's Joy; Chicken... more

Originally released in 1961,  this was the first album by the band known retrospectively as "The Classic" Country Gentlemen: Charlie Waller (guitar), John Duffey (mandolin), Eddie Adcock (banjo), and... more

Concerts, jam sessions, festival workshops…27 unreleased performances by Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys! Rare pix and copious notes join 75 minutes of precious music: "Roanoke," "Kentucky Waltz,"... more

The best of Lester's mid-'70s group featuring a young Marty Stuart on mandolin.

With fearless musical curiosity at the fore, Tony Trischka's TERRITORY roams across a wide swath of the banjo's creative terrain. Twelve all-Trischka solo tracks explore a rainbow of tunings, banjo... more

The first bluegrass LP ever released, expanded by 16 tracks—43 in all! This banjo classic includes Pig in a Pen; Train 45; Shortening Bread; Chicken Reel; Cripple Creek; Cumberland Gap; Careless... more

1992 re-release with John's performance of M.I.S.I.P., The Boys from North Carolina and Them Way Long Time Ago Times.

For the past 30 years, Special Consensus has been a breeding ground for some of the best young stars in bluegrass. Through extensive touring, television and radio appearances, school bluegrass... more

From breathtaking banjo runs to heartbreaking vocals, this is essential bluegrass. Yes, it includes Man of Constant Sorrow and O Death, the two tracks made famous in O Brother Where Are Thou?, but... more

The Special Consensus is a masterful and innovative bluegrass quartet that has come a long way since it first started performing in the Midwest in the mid-seventies. Through hard work and... more

When Flatt & Scruggs split up, Lester went back to his traditional bluegrass roots and recruited a terrific band (Roland White, Marty Stuart, Bobby Osborne and Josh Graves) to help him get there.... more

Coming off of the chart topping success of his last record, "Clinch Mountain Mystery," Larry Stephenson releases a concept album of story songs. With writers like Tom T. and Dixie Hall, Larry Shell,... more

Chicago-based Special Consensus' fifth album on the Pinecastle label has all of the ingredients for a "best of 2005" nomination. Many bands nowadays have masterful musicianship and... more