Posts Tagged: Johnny Bell

Johnny Bell ~ Mountain States

When Alabama sings “play me some mountain music,” they express their love for an Appalachian style of banjo-picking, heavily reliant on a narrow canon.  Johnny Bell also lives in the mountains, but his range is the Rockies.  On Mountain States, Bell seeks

Johnny Bell ~ Mountain States

When Alabama sings “play me some mountain music,” they express their love for an Appalachian style of banjo-picking, heavily reliant on a narrow canon.  Johnny Bell also lives in the mountains, but his range is the Rockies.  On Mountain States, Bell seeks

Johnny Bell ~ Field Trips

“Banjo drone” is the very definition of a micro-genre, currently so small we’re not aware of any other album in it.  This is the solo territory of New Mexico’s Johnny Bell, who approaches music with a collector’s ear and offers

Johnny Bell ~ Field Trips

“Banjo drone” is the very definition of a micro-genre, currently so small we’re not aware of any other album in it.  This is the solo territory of New Mexico’s Johnny Bell, who approaches music with a collector’s ear and offers