In response to the 2 questions above:
1. I have not heard the previous CD release of "Circle", so I have no basis for comparing it with the new 24-bit remastered version. I had the original LP set, but sold it in the late 1980's because it had gotten badly scratched by someone that borrowed the set from me (no, they never got their hands on any of my LP's again).
2. The article in Stereopiles mentioned some of the recent bluegrass CD's by Dolly Parton ("The Grass is Blue" and "Little Sparrow" are both excellent), Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Hazel Dickens, and Ralph Stanley (and the Clinch Mountain Boys). Most of the other CD's that are mentioned are multi-artist compilation albums of varying quality. Bela Fleck is mentioned in passing, as is Dan Kaminski (who is a member of Alison Krauss's band, Union Station, and who was also the actual singer that was lip-synched by George Clooney in the movie "O Brother").
1. I have not heard the previous CD release of "Circle", so I have no basis for comparing it with the new 24-bit remastered version. I had the original LP set, but sold it in the late 1980's because it had gotten badly scratched by someone that borrowed the set from me (no, they never got their hands on any of my LP's again).
2. The article in Stereopiles mentioned some of the recent bluegrass CD's by Dolly Parton ("The Grass is Blue" and "Little Sparrow" are both excellent), Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Hazel Dickens, and Ralph Stanley (and the Clinch Mountain Boys). Most of the other CD's that are mentioned are multi-artist compilation albums of varying quality. Bela Fleck is mentioned in passing, as is Dan Kaminski (who is a member of Alison Krauss's band, Union Station, and who was also the actual singer that was lip-synched by George Clooney in the movie "O Brother").