James Reams & The Barnstormers tread the terrain where bluegrass, old-time, classic country, honky tonk and rockabilly meet in the night to swap stories. From those subversive encounters, James Reams, Mark Farrell, Doug Nicolaisen and Nick Sullivan have emerged with their own spin on traditional American music.

Bill Monroe biographer Richard D. Smith in Bluegrass Unlimited: “There are few vocalists as natural as Reams. He doesn’t have to try to sound down-home, he’s there at each turn in th...