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You can’t even begin to have a conversation about the 1960s folk revival without talking about the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. The singer and guitarist

In Rutherford County’s Forest City, NC growing up, a young Wyndham Baird heard his mother and grandmother sing old Baptist hymns like “Abide With Me,” arranged in four-part harmony in church. But his life changed when he saw Doc Watson in concert at MerleFest at twelve years old. At that moment, he saw a world of folk and blues music before him.

Today, American folk legend Jim Kweskin releases Never Too Late: Duets With My Friends (StorySound Records). Featuring a collection of 18 recordings and storied collaborations with some of his favorite female musicians, the new album stands as a testament to the generation and genre-spanning brilliance that has defined Kweskin's illustrious career for the past six decades.

Today, six decades after his first release, folk legend Jim Kweskin announces his new album Never Too Late, out January 26th through StorySound Records. The album features captivating duets with some of his favorite female singers, while simultaneously spotlighting the genre- and generation-hopping nature of Kweskin’s musical interests.

You’re a musician, so what do you do when locked down during a pandemic? Well, you certainly can’t tour. In the case of many musicians, you make a record which is exactly what the two artists in this week’s Ear Bliss spotlight accomplished. First up is the latest album from Sturgill Simpson called Cuttin’ Grass. If you are looking for the blues and rockin’ Sturgill Simpson shredding Hendrix-like on electric guitar, his latest will not be your cup of tee. Shredding on acoustic guitar, banjo, and fiddle is more like it with Cuttin’ Grass on which Simpson goes blueg...