Jul 27
Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike nominated for 2007 IBMA’s
There’s plenty going on in the realm around Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike.
The whirlwind of events has to be topped by the band being nominated in the second round of the 2007 IBMA awards for Entertainers of the year. The leader of the band also picked up a nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year, and longtime band member Becky Buller was nominated for Fiddle Player of the Year.
Other Smith & Pike nuggets:
– The group has welcomed a new band member, versatile Brandon Bostic, who knows his way around guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals. Bostic is from Pensacola, Fla.
– “The Rain,” a tune from Smith’s first all-gospel project, “Wash Away Your Troubles,” peaked on No. 2 on Bluegrass Now magazine’s Gospel Truths chart. Another song from the CD, the Louvin Brothers’ “Make Him A Soldier,” has been on Power Source magazine’s bluegrass chart for several months. That particular tune is currently at No. 6.
– Valerie and her band will be hosting the fifth annual Bell Buckle Music Cruise from Tampa, Fla., Jan. 19-24 on Carnival Cruise Lines’ Inspiration.
The cruise, sponsored by Bell Buckle Records and the Bell Buckle Café in Bell Buckle, Tenn., will also feature entertainment by the Kickin’ Grass Band, Smokey Greene, the Anita Fisher Band with Ray Deaton, the James King Band, Honi Deaton and Dream and Monroe Crossing.
The ship will head for the Grand Cayman Islands and Calica, Mexico.
Cruise details are available from bellbucklecruise.com or Bell Buckle Records,(931) 389-9694 or bellbuckle@cafes.net
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