SIDELINE BLUEGRASS

 http://sidelinebg.com

This superpower group of seasoned bluegrass pros that has been getting busier and busier since this "side project" became a main gig for its members. Sideline consists of Steve Dilling (banjo), Skip Cherryholmes (guitar), Jason Moore (bass), Brian Aldridge (mandolin), and Nathan Aldridge (fiddle). As the name suggests, Sideline intended to be a sometime band, but the success of their debut album made Sideline a main line. Sideline captures much of what was great about bluegrass in the 1980s and early 1990s. Serving up what was contemporary bluegrass thirty years ago, they sound traditional in 2016. Sideline's driving bluegrass with killer harmonies and propulsive rhythm, well-chosen blend of new and old material, and especially the focus being an equal ensemble takes the listener right back in time to when these guys were jamming in the campground.