Abreast of the times

Traditional bluegrass music remains responsive to the changing modes of life, and the Band of Ruhks (USA), who topped the bill at a recent Omagh festival, have accordingly come out with 'My old tattoo', released on video last Friday as the second single from their latest album, Authentic. The video (showing the whole band in a tattoo parlour, with Don Rigsby undergoing the actual treatment) can be seen on YouTube or in John Lawless's feature on Bluegrass Today.