The Dixie Bee-Liners

Rich instrumental layers soak Ripe, flavoring the Bee-Liners’ unique bluegrass sound like the rum of an aged musical fruitcake. Brandi Hart’s bell-like voice sings stories of love and tales of personalities, written by her and Buddy Woodward...Twelve songs start strongly with traditional sounds on a new classic, radio chart-topper, Down On The Crooked Road...Ripe should tempt new tasters to bluegrass as well as those who cheer on its development and love a show of skill. - Debora Wilbrink, Bluegrass Music Profiles

"I was immediately struck by their warmth, and the sucess with which they merge a more modern approach to songwriting with the traditional forms of bluegrass and old time music." - John Lawless, Bluegrass Blog

"...a ground-breaking project featuring a fascinating new sound that combines old-time, bluegrass and the band's secret ingredient into something that is captivating...breathtaking... This is a band that's boldly going where none has gone before...not afraid of minor chords and best of all, [they] have perfected the art of making things sound lonesome with their command of the modal sound."
- Dave Higgs, Nashville Public Radio

"If you mix equal quantities of old time, folk, and bluegrass you come close to describing this unique CD. The female vocalists must have come from heaven because they are too good for this planet... You need to listen to this CD several times in order to fully apreciate the beautiful lyrics to each song..." - Al Shusterman, KCBL "Backroads Bluegrass"

"...I intended to play a couple of cuts, but wound up playing the ENTIRE ALBUM after callers kept asking who that was, and station personnel wanted to hear more and more. I've never done that before! It just kept getting better and better with each song. It's so regreshing to get in new music that good that was written by members of the band...I'm already looking forward to the next release!" - Rusty Brown, WEPG Radio

"Every once in a great while a new release comes across our desk that introduces a band that we know is going to be the next big thing in bluegrass music...The Dixie Bee Liners are one of those bands...pure to the bluegrass tradition and the vocal performances are beyond words. They are profoundly talented and the sound is their own. The bluegrass music scene should brace for this new album...[five stars]." - Robert Bartosh, Roots Music Report

"From the opening instrumentals, to the clear fresh vocals and the subtle background harmonies, 'Down on the Crooked Road' draws in the listener. The lyrics paint a picture of the music and its heritage to the point that it gave me goose bumps. Our show's tag line is 'Bluegrass...Virginia's Classical Music,' and the Bee-Liners have done it proud!" - Gary Williams, VaBluegrass.com, "The Ole Dominion Jamboree"

"Rarely do songs get stuck in my head like the ones from RIPE. Brandi's and Rachel's vocals and harmonizing make you daydream. The band's songwriting is especially impressive. Rarely is a band's second CD or project this ultra-good!" - Nina Schnipper, KDNK "Smokin' Grass"

"These seasoned musicians have taken Bluegrass to the next level...its like stepping into the pages of an American Civil War novel. Get ready to catch Bluegrass Fever all over again!" - Powersource magazine

"This is a brilliant record, no doubt about it...remember when T-Bone Burnett figured out the way to sell five million Bluegrass records was to make 'Man of Constant Sorrow' a rock song? Wait'll the suburban good ol' boys hear RIPE." - Tom Petersen, Victory magazine