Listening to Terry Gross on Fresh Air the other day, she interviewed Jimmie Dale Gilmore who has released a new album called "Heirloom Music." I like that. Here's what he had to say about why he chose it:

Gilmore, a singer from West Texas, writes songs that would be described as alternative country. But for his forthcoming album, Heirloom Music — in which Gilmore teams up with the band The Wronglers — he says he was thinking more in terms of bluegrass music — although that's not an exact description.

"We were calling it old-timey music, but that still wasn't quite accurate," he says. "But [bluegrass musician and investor] Warren Hellman had said that someone had referred to this sort of music as 'heirloom music,' and I loved that phrase. There's something dismissive about [the term 'old-timey'] and our point is that this music is old, but it's really good and really still pertinent."

You may read more and listen to the interview, as well as sample cuts from the new release by Clicking HERE.