Reviews of new bluegrass releases

By KEITH LAWRENCE

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

VARIOUS ARTISTS, "Bluegrass Number One Hits," Rounder. 12 tracks.



If you're looking for a sampler to decide if you or someone on your Christmas list really likes bluegrass music, here's a good one.



You get a pair of hard-charging songs - "Sweet Carrie" and "Head Hung Down" - by Dailey & Vincent, the International Bluegrass Music Association's entertainers of the year for the past three years.



The Grascals - entertainers of the year in 2006 and 2007 - contribute "Long List of Heartaches" and "Me And John And Paul," the 2005 song of the year.



Blue Highway adds "Through The Window Of A Train," the 2008 song of the year.



Hall of Famer J.D. Crowe and his New South are featured on "Lefty's Old Guitar."


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