"Proves that the ancient tones Bill Monroe heard still float through the air in the 21st century, and that some of today's bluegrass pickers still hear them. Shiflett and his team of musicians aren't mimicking something somebody else already did, memorizing old numbers they heard on scratchy 78s, or wearing vintage suits because retro is cool. They're writing new songs and tunes, working in the same realm as the pioneers of bluegrass, inspired by the same living spirit of the music…. In October, the International Bluegrass Music Association selected Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show as Emerging Artist of the Year, which in previous years has gone to progressive pickers such as Nickel Creek."—No Depression