Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association Steve Martin at this year‘s IBMA national performs. Others include the convention. Great CD, but I can‘t figure out why Blind Boys of Alabama, the they singled out one of the three instruments in Preservation Hall Junior Jazz the band to use in the band‘s name. ―Sleepy Man Band, Steve Earle, Allen Bluegrass Boys‖ would have made more sense. Toussaint, and Trombone Shorty. Anyway, this CD is a collection of thirteen Way fun. bluegrass standards beautifully performed by Front Porch String Band featuring three young bluegrassers. Claire Lynch, Hills of Cory Platt, Daydreams Alabam (rebelrecords.com). (pxrec.com). You wanna grab Well get a load of this. Back you a CD loaded with great, in the ‗70s and early ‗80s the great, mandolin playing? Oh, band that became Claire Lynch yes, this is it. Cory Platt plays and the Front Porch String mando for the Kenny and Band was just the Front Porch Amanda Smith Band, but this is a String Band–although Lynch was there all along, solo outing. The eleven cuts include eight of course. As such, the band recorded–with instrumentals and three songs, all of which seem various configurations, personnel-wise–albums to be of recent vintage; no standards here. Cory unavailable for a long time now. Hence, this CD is joined by, among others, Jim van Cleve which includes selections from three early LPs. (fiddle), Scott Vestal (banjo), Jake Stargel It‘s a delightful batch of songs that you‘ll enjoy a (guitar), and Mark Schatz (bass). lot. Kathy Kallick Band, Time Ron Cody, Sprung a (kathykallick.com). This Spring (roncody.com). In case California bluegrass band knocks you haven‘t noticed, there are one out of the park with this more than a few banjoists these collection of fourteen hot days who are taking the 5- bluegrass numbers, several string in directions it has rarely written by Kallick herself. From been before. Ron Cody is one of these, and on this hard-drivin‘ to ballad, these songs will keep this CD he and a gathering of fellow musicians CD in your player for a good long time. Enjoy! perform twelve jazz tunes. These include ―It‘s Delta Reign, Calm Before the Storm Only a Paper Moon,‖ ―Tangerine,‖ Bachrach and (deltareign.com). Here‘s David‘s ―The Look of Love,‖ and Chick Corea‘s something different, if not ―Sometime Ago.‖ This is wonderful stuff. Try it! completely different. You get a Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, dozen toe-tappers that combine They’re Playing My Song what the liner notes by John (rebelrecords.com). Surely Lawless call ―swing-style, sock one of the top bluegrass bands rhythm guitar‖ with banjo, out there today, this great bass, and fiddle. It‘s unique, interesting and fun! group‘s latest CD carries Give it a listen. fourteen songs and tunes Preservation Hall Jazz Band, St. Peter you‘ll enjoy no end. Among & 57th St. (rounder.com). Recorded at a them are ―Steel Guitar Rag,‖ ―Osborne Brothers celebration of the 50th anniversary of the PHJB, Medley,‖ ―Katy Daley,‖ and ―When the Snow cuts include two on which the Del McCoury Band Falls On my Foggy Mountain Home.‖ Way fun. Page 6 November—December 2012 Volume 18 Issue 6 .