Archive for January 8th, 2008

New Bluegrass CD Releases for Jan 8th, 2008

Category: CD Release

By Travis Tackett
January 8, 2008

Rhonda Vincent – Good Thing Going (Rounder)
Rhonda Vincent – “Good Thing Going” – Rounder Records
Rhonda Vincent’s unique brand of bluegrass is rich in tradition while remaining unmistakably modern. Among the most beloved figures in today’s bluegrass scene, Vincent has earned an unprecedented seven consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year awards from the International Bluegrass Music [...]

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Keep those votes coming on Hag’s CD

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
January 8, 2008

Not a lot of you have cast your vote on where I should file my Merle Haggard CD, “The Bluegrass Sessions,” as I try tidying up my computer/music room that my wife refers to as something far south of a rat’s nest.
In case you’re wondering, 14 BluegrassJournal.com readers think it belongs in my collection of [...]

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Hefty departure, arrival for Claire Lynch

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
January 8, 2008

Mark Schatz
Noted bass player Missy Raines is leaving the Claire Lynch Band after nearly a 13-year stint to start her own group, “missy raines and the new hip.” As she leaves Lynch’s aggregation, the equally well-known Mark Schatz is stepping in to fill her slot.
“From the first note, we had ‘groove,’ ” Lynch wrote in [...]

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Rounder projects make several “Best of 2007″ Lists

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
January 8, 2008

Low Country Suite – King Wilkie
Paste – #8 on Geoffrey Himes Top Albums of 2007
Chicago Sun Times – “Captivator” received Best Music Video of 2007
Country Standard Time – Honorable Mention on Jeffrey Remez’s Best CDs of 2007
A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection – Alison Krauss
Billboard — #8 on Top 10 Country Female Artists of [...]

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Chigger Hill Boys on magazine cover

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
January 8, 2008

Chigger Hill Boys & Terri
Gospel Bluegrass act The Chigger Hill Boys & Terri are featured on the cover of the January 2008 issue of AWOE Magazine. AWOE is “The World’s Inspirational Entertainment Magazine”.
The interview is the first of 2008 for the three-time Dove Award nominated Thoroughbred Records recording artist.
The group is currently touring in [...]

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