Buddy Merriam and Back Roads' new album "The Farm" (LilyPad) shows that bluegrass traditionalism doesn't need to sound staid or stuffy. Merriam's "Waltz in the Pines" sounds timeless and lovely, with the Sound Beach mandolinist and host of WUSB's "Blue Grass Time," showing his mastery of the instrument and the reason why the band has played the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.