2009.11.12
Podcast with a great bluegrass tenor singer, Junior Sisk of Franklin County
Courtesy Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice
Junior Sisk, who performs on Saturday at the Franklin County Free Clinic and Health Expo and Fiddle Fest, is a heckuva nice guy. He's also one of bluegrass music's top singers. Look for a full story here later today.
His band, Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice, received several International Bluegrass Music Association Award nominations. Though the band didn't win one, it solidified its status as a critical and commercial act, even as it sticks closely to traditional grass.
On this podcast, we stream two tunes from the band's IBMA award-nominated record, "Blue Side of the Blue Ridge. We play "Leaving Baker County" and "Little Bit of This, Little Bit of That," and talk about the songwriters (Tom T. and Dixie Hall; Ronnie Bowman) and producer Bowman, a onetime Franklin County guy.
I enjoyed the podcast with Junior Sisk, a wonderful performer with a super "mountain" voice and tons of talent. What a great group and tight unit. Also read the article in the Roanoke Times.
There is so much talent all around us in the field of Bluegrass and I love to read your coverage of upcoming shows and band interviews when I find them. Please keep covering this music.
Thank you
Comment by Tony Bentley — November 19, 2009 @ 6:13 am
Thank you, Tony. Junior is a heckuva nice guy, on top of it all.
Comment by Tad Dickens — November 19, 2009 @ 12:09 pm