Archive for November 2007

Bluegrass on the Grand Ole Opry this week

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
November 30, 2007

Mountain Heart
Friday November 30
The Grascals – 7:00-7:30 & 9:30-10:00
Mike Snider – 7:30-8:00 & 1000-10:30
Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys – 8:30-9:00 & 11:00-11:30
Saturday December 1
Mountain Heart – 7:00-7:30 & 11:00-11:30
Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press – 7:30-8:00 & 10:00-10:30
The Grand Ole Opry is broadcast live on WSM 650 AM radio, online at www.WSMonline.com and [...]

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The SteelDrivers’ Debut

Category: CD Release

By Travis Tackett
November 30, 2007

The SteelDrivers
Highly regarded individually as songsmiths and sessions players, The SteelDrivers will release their debut January 15 on Rounder Records. Performing all original rhythm ‘n bluegrass material, this batch of seasoned pros have an innumerable list of hits, cuts and licks to their credit. Since their inception over a year and half ago, [...]

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‘Raising Sand’ RIAA Certified Gold – Video Debut Today

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
November 29, 2007

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant by Pamela Springsteen
Burlington, MA – Raising Sand, the widely praised and bestselling album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, produced by T Bone Burnett – has been certified gold by the RIAA. A surprise hit of the season, Raising Sand has shown little sign of slowing down since a [...]

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Uncle Earl video released

Category: media clip

By Travis Tackett
November 29, 2007

Uncle Earl has released the video for “Streak o’ Lean, Streak o’ Fat” from their latest album “Waterloo, Tennessee.”
The concept for the video was a collaborative effort between director Tom Krueger , producer Brad Paul, and band member Kristin Andreassen. Other band members are KC Groves on bass, Rayna Gellert on fiddle and Abigail Washburn [...]

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Kruger Brothers add holiday shows to schedule

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
November 29, 2007

The North Carolina-based Kruger Brothers are getting into the swing of the holiday season with three Christmas concerts in Maine and North Carolina added to their tour schedule.Before taking to the stage, the three-piece group — banjo player Jens Kruger, guitarist and lead vocalist Uwe Kruger and bassist Joel Landsberg — will do a live [...]

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