Bluegrass Music Profiles Nov/Dec 2007

BluegrassJournal.com is pleased to bring you the first of a new, recurring series “Bluegrass Music Profiles - In this issue.” The series will highlight the upcoming issue of “Bluegrass Music Profiles” magazine.

BMP is a bi-monthly publication featuring personal interviews with bluegrass music artists.

Bluegrass Music Profiles‘ annual “Women in Bluegrass” issue is now available, according to Kevin Kerfoot, publisher of the Kentucky-based magazine.The current issue features a cover interview with Roni Stoneman.

Other artists interviewed for the issue are Rhonda Vincent, Donna Hughes, Cia Cherryholmes, Carrie Hassler, Amanda Smith, Laurie Lewis, Uncle Earl, Ola Belle Reed, a DJ profile on Gracie Muldoon, a promoter Profile on Shorty Jobe, a company profile on MasterShield Records’ Verna Rodes, and a songwriter profile with Louisa Branscomb.

“Roni Stoneman’s bluegrass history is relived in her new book titled Pressing On. She was gracious to share many of her memories going back to The Stoneman Family, her days on the ever popular TV show Hee Haw, the lost and found of her Gibson banjo and much more.”Bluegrass Music Profiles

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Williams & Clark Expedition

Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, Williams and Clark Expedition and Nothin’ Fancy will perform Nov. 16 as part of The Lincoln Theatre’s award-winning bluegrass concert series, “Song of the Mountains.” Show time is 7 p.m. at the theater in Marion, Va.

Song of the Mountains is also a nationally syndicated public television series and is offered to more than 190 stations nationwide.

This award-winning bluegrass concert series showcases the best in bluegrass and old-time music from the heart of the region where it all began. Song of the Mountains also celebrates the lilting sounds of Celtic music, as well as new songs performed by their original artists.

The diversity of performance complements the rich mix of musical styles. There are old-school bands and veteran musicians with decades of experience, teen sensations with showmanship beyond their years, groups with formal training, and those who learned from playing with their families. Many performers have multiple recording credits and are recognized nationally and internationally for their talent and stage presence.

Many performances are recorded by Blue Ridge PBS for broadcast distribution.

For more information on this series, visit songofthemountains.org.

Theater information is available from info@thelincoln.org

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Nothin’ Fancy

Gov. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia has honored Nothin’ Fancy with a proclamation naming them “Honorary Mountaineers.” The recognition came as a surprise when the group was performing a recent concert in Weston, Va.

The proclamation recognized the band’s yearly volunteer performances to benefit the Lewis County, W. Va., Blue Brass Band.

The benefit raises funds to buy school band instruments for students who can’t afford them.

When the high school band performed earlier this summer for the governor, students and teachers informed Manchin about the support they received each year from Nothin’ Fancy.

One of Manchin’s aides surprised the band with the proclamation at last month’s benefit concert for “demonstrating an expression of goodwill and respect for the people of the Mountain State”.

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