
Not sure I like the phrase old-timey to describe the music of Pharis & Jason Romero, timeless works better for me as there is an undoubted purity and authenticity permeating the music on their album A Passing Glimpse , embellishments are neither used or necessary on this album - indeed Jason Romero notes in the CD liner notes " No picks or synthetic heads were used on these banjo's" referring to the instruments he fashions, builds and plays on the album. The combination of banjo, guitar and vocals employed by [...]

It's coming on 2012, and all around us, bloggers tout their 2011 taste, jostling to be the best and first match for your own preferences, inviting debate over position in the ranks. And so, as we do every year as the calendar comes to a close, we struggle with the conceit of The Year In Review, surveying a year's worth of posts, writing a never-ending series of half-hearted drafts, flinching every time we approach the task, yet feeling guilt every time we put it down. My reluctance to pass judgement isn't a cop-out. [...]