McCoury Music

Little Mo’ McCoury

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Clark Kessinger - Old Time Country Music

Uncle Dave Macon - Uncle Dave Macon

The Stoneman Family - Old-Time Tunes of the South (original release date 1957)

Various Artists - Berkeley Farms: Oldtime and Country Style Music of Berkeley

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Sam Bush

Orkney Springs, VA - Mandolin wizard Sam Bush and guest band Nothin’ Fancy will appear at the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival at Orkney Springs, Va., on Saturday, Sept. 1.

Their concert starts at 7 p.m.

The festival is a summer concert series that starts in July and runs through the Labor Day weekend.

Bush needs little introduction to the bluegrass and acoustic music world, a realm where he is considered part of the royal family of mandolin players. He came to prominence as co-founder and leader of the progressive bluegrass band, New Grass Revival. He’s now riding the waves of a new released CD and DVD of a live concert. “SAM BUSH: On the Road” was just released this month on the Sugar Hill label.

Nothin’ Fancy

Although they’ve existed as a band since 1994, Nothin’ Fancy is just reaching a pinnacle with a touring schedule of 140 dates this season. They now have seven CDs under their belt and are hosts to their own bluegrass festival in the band’s home base of Buena Vista, Va.

Tickets information is available at www.musicfest.org or by calling (800) 459-3396.

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J.D. Crowe photo by Steve Mobley

J.D.’s dot com has a new look

J.D. Crowe & the New South have a new, contemporary Web site up and running … kind of.
Look for it at http://www.jdcrowe.net. The home page is slick, but a lot of the links to other areas of the site show they are still under construction.

Crowe & his gang, meanwhile, have a busy schedule through the end of the year. Here’s a look;

August

18 -Porter Center for the Performing Arts, Brevard, NC
25 - Georgetown Bluegrass Festival - Brown County Fairgrounds, Georgetown, OH
30 - J.D. Crowe & The New South Festival - Ichthus Farm, Wilmore KY
31 - J.D. Crowe & The New South Festival - Ichthus Farm, Wilmore KY

September

8 - Dassel-Cokato Performing Arts Center, Cokato, MN
9 - East Troy Bluegrass Festival - East Troy Town Square, East Troy, WI
14 - Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival - Starvy Creek Park, Conway, MO
18 - Dollywood Bluegrass Festival, Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN
19 - Dollywood Bluegrass Festival, Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN
21 - Uncle Pen Days Bluegrass festival - Bill Monroe Memorial Park, Bean Blossom, IN
22 - Uncle Pen Days Bluegrass festival - Bill Monroe Memorial Park, Bean Blossom, IN
28 - Albino Skunk Bluegrass Festival - Albino Skunk Festival Grounds, Greer, SC
29 - Oktoberfest - Christ The King School, Lexington, KY

October

5 - IBMA Fan Fest - Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN
12 - John Stuart Fall Festival - Dreamfield Productions Outdoor Amphitheater, Collinsville, AL
13 - John Stuart Fall Festival - Dreamfield Productions Outdoor Amphitheater, Collinsville, AL
26 - The Old Rock School, Valdese, NC
27 - The Handlebar, Greenville, SC

November

3 - Onstage Concert Series - Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC
10 - Greater Downstate Bluegrass Festival - Crown Plaza Hotel, Springfield, IL.
16 - Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival - Robert’s Centre, Wilmington, OH.

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