February 8, 2010
The Latest Bluegrass News
WASHINGTON, DC, — SoundExchange, the nonprofit performance rights organization that collects and distributes digital performance royalties, has confirmed plans to attend many of the first quarter’s most anticipated music industry events including South by Southwest Conference and the 22nd International Folk Alliance Conference.
After successes at MIDEM and New Music Seminar, representatives from the organization will be on-site…
Read Full StoryThis Tuesday February 9 at 6 p.m. EST, World Wide Bluegrass’ DJ Uncle Billy Dunbar will countdown Bluegrass Music Profiles magazine’s monthly Top 30 Hot Singles. The show can be heard by logging on to worldwidebluegrass.com.
Each month a different World Wide Bluegrass DJ will count down Bluegrass Music Profiles’ Top 30 Hot Singles national…
Read Full StoryNashville, Tenn., — About the most important question a young bluegrass band faces right out of the gate is whether they can play. The Infamous Stringdusters wasted no time in providing their answer… an emphatic “yes,” winning IBMA Album, Song and Emerging Artist of the Year the very same year they released their debut, “Fork In the Road.” On “Things That Fly,” their third album, due out April 20, 2010 on Sugar Hill…
Read Full StoryShame on me, but I find myself listening less these days to WSM’s Eddie Stubbs, the deejay who’s the walking reference book for all things classic country and bluegrass.
But, I’m tickled I turned on Stubbs’ evening show about a week ago when Jamie Dailey and Darin Vincent were his guests, on the air to promote their new CD, “Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers.”…
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Nashville, Tenn., — Virginia based bluegrass band Nothin’ Fancy were winners for the third year in a row of SPBGMA’s (Society For The Preservation Of Bluegrass Music Of America) Entertaining Group of the Year award. The 36th annual awards ceremony was held February 7th in Nashville, Tennessee with winners selected by the association’s members. Always entertaining in everything they do, the band delighted the audience during their acceptance speech while sparring with the award ceremony’s hosts and good friends, Rarely Herd….
Read Full StoryNashville, Tenn., — For the second consecutive year, Delfest 2010 will be preceded by a Bluegrass Academy featuring some of the most accomplished musicians on the planet. Delfest Academy 2010 will take place May 25-27, 2010 with the festival beginning on the 27th and ending on the 30th.
The Delfest Academy 2010 will consist of a friendly, encouraging, and intensive three-day learning experience…
Read Full StoryRecent Bluegrass News Headlines
♦ Fishman introduces Aura programmable Acoustic Imaging pedal
♦ The Crooked Road named a 2010 Distinctive Destination by National Trust for Historic Preservation
♦ Mike Marshall joins Turtle Island Quartet for Jimi Hendrix inspired project
♦ Arkansas tour organization pushes bluegrass fests
February 8, 2010
Bluegrass Spotlight
J&V Audio heads into 2010 with brand new studio
By Dan Tackett John Titus is scratching his head — but he’s grinning.
John Titus has been recording bluegrass bands in Camden, W.Va., for several years in his J&V Audio studio. Now, he has a brand new recording studio and new equipment to offer his clients.
So, why the head-scratch and grin?
“Surprisingly, I have had my busiest year ever,” Titus wrote in a recent note to BluegrassJournal. com. “I’m not sure why, with the economy the way it is.”…
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Bluegrass CD Reviews
Shame on me, but I find myself listening less these days to WSM’s Eddie Stubbs, the deejay who’s the walking reference book for all things classic country and bluegrass.
But, I’m tickled I turned on Stubbs’ evening show about a week ago when Jamie Dailey and Darin Vincent were his guests, on the air to promote their new CD, “Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers.”…
Read Full StoryLast year, Blue Highway celebrated its 15th year of togetherness. And what a celebration it turned out to be — one for all of us to enjoy, thanks to the band’s latest CD, Some Day: The Fifteenth Anniversary Collection.
When I think of Blue Highway, one word comes to mind: “Deep.” The anniversary collection only confirms my thinking….
Read Full StoryThe person who picked the title, “Young Man, Old Soul,” for Brandon Rickman’s first solo album scored a bull’s eye.
If you attend bluegrass festivals, undoubtedly you’ve seen Rickman, the lead singer and guitarist for The Lonesome River Band. Or, you might have caught his vocal work on a recent Lonesome River Band CD….
Read Full StoryWho in the devil is Art Priebe, I asked myself when his new CD arrived in the mail one day at my house?
Turns out that Priebe, a virtual unknown in the realm of traditional bluegrass circles, is a pretty decent singer and songwriter from that far-off land (at least, far removed from any bluegrass Mecca), Nevada….
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Bluegrass Festival News
The North Central Arkansas Tourism Council is giving bluegrass a try in a big way this year. The organization is promoting two festivals that debuted last year and adding three more festivals to its 2010 tourism calendar.
Here’s a chronological look:…
Read Full StoryLive Oak, Fla., — Hold on to your hats, Suwannee River Jam fans, the best Jam ever at the biggest country jam in the South is about to happen April 21-24! Performing artists will be Mountain Heart, 2010 Best New Artist of the Year Grammy winner Zac Brown Band, John Fogerty, Travis Tritt, Kansas, John Michael Montgomery, Colt Ford, Justin Moore, LoCash Cowboys, Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Thompson and David Cooler….
Read Full StoryLyons, CO., — Planet Bluegrass announces the addition of Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas to the lineup for the 37th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, June 17-20 in Telluride, Colorado. This festival performance will be one of a very select number of 2010 shows…
Read Full StoryWilliamsburg, VA — Colonial Williamsburg and the Virginia Arts Festival have formed a partnership to bring nationally renowned performers to Williamsburg, Virginia with a series of concerts throughout the year. Grammy winner and crossover artist Kathy Mattea headlines “Winter Concert Weekend” February 27th, with two performances in the Virginia Room of the Williamsburg Lodge….
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Events
Lancaster, SC., — While it may not be par for the course, Dailey & Vincent will play a concert at the Fairway Room of the Lancaster Golf Club on Feb. 20, 2010. Showtime is set for 7:00 p.m and tickets are available for $15.00.
The Lancaster Golf Club is located at 1821 Springs Club Road, Lancaster, South Carolina and you can call …
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Elvis Costello will appear on A Prairie Home Companion, Thursday, February 4th, in a special, first time live Cinecast of the show from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, MN. Tonight’s show will be beamed into hundreds of movie theaters around the the United States and Canada, and will also air in audio-only form during the A Prairie Home Companion’s regular time slot this Saturday….
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On February 15, the Andy Statman Trio will make two appearances in Knoxville, Tenn. From 12:00 – 1:00 p.m (Est), the Andy Statman Trio will appear live on WDVX’s Blue Plate Special. The Blue Plate is broadcast locally and online at WDVX.com.
Next up for the Statman Trio is a 7:30 p.m. concert at Ironwood Studios…
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Nashville, Tenn., — For members of The Travelin’ McCourys, some of their most fun musical memories were of times spent playing with the early Sidemen or sitting in with other friends at the Station Inn, so it’s only natural to revisit those days as The Travelin’ McCourys — giving them a chance to try out new tunes, and jam with their friends. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of the McCoury magic on February…
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CD Release
Hailing from the Southwest corner of Ohio, Missy Werner has released her national debut CD “Drifting and Dreaming.” The new album features Werner and an ace team of bluegrass musicians on a dozen cuts from various writers including Dolly Parton, Harley Allen and Sarah Siskind.
“Drifting and Dreaming” according…
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Michael Martin Murphey and his Bluegrass friends ride again on the February 9, 2010 album release of “Buckaroo Blue Grass II.” The album expands on his passions of his Grammy nominated album, “Buckaroo Blue Grass,” creating fully acoustic bluegrass versions of songs about the region to which Murphey has been deeply connected for a lifetime – the American Southwest….
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Lebanon, Tenn. – Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, the reigning IBMA bluegrass Entertainers of the Year, will take another step in honoring the legendary Statler Brothers as they perform several Statler Brothers’ songs during their 2010 tour. Many of these classic songs are featured on the duo’s new release: “Dailey and Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers.” This twelve-song CD, now available exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®…
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Nashville, Tenn., — Becky Schlegel’s newest CD, “Dandelion” (Lilly Ray/IGO Records), is a live-sounding record that is rich with natural nuance, poetic imaginings and magical tone. Co-produced by Schlegel and Brian Fesler and recorded in Minnesota, the project drops April 6, 2010. “We took a more relaxed, spontaneous approach on “Dandelion,”" says Becky…
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