Archive for February 2008

Adcocks close 2007 with Japanese tour

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
February 29, 2008

Eddie & Martha Adcock onstage at Ichibankan, a converted ancient sake manufacturer in Fukuoka. Photo by Hiromi ChidaEddie & Martha Adcock, Tom Gray and Japanese country radio personality Hiromi Chida backstage at IchibankanTom Gray onstage at Ichibankan in Fukuoka. Photo by Hiromi Chida.Eddie & Martha Adcock with Hiroshi Asada (The Tourmaster) onstage at [...]

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Steeldrivers video clips online at CMT

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
February 29, 2008

The Steeldrivers
The Steeldrivers self-titled debut keeps garnering much deserved attention and accolades. Amazon.com has them listed at #13 on their “Best Sellers in Music” chart and American Songwriter magazine named The Steeldrivers their #1 “Band to Watch in 2008.”
As reported earlier this week, The Steeldrivers are also sitting at #4 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums’ Chart.
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“Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy” opening at Hall of Fame

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
February 29, 2008

Nashville, Tenn., February 28, 2008 -The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will present an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of a great American musical dynasty in “Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy,” Co-Presented by SunTrust and Ford Motor Company, a more than 5,000-square-foot exhibition opening on Friday, March 28, 2008, and closing on December 31, [...]

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Sizzling Sizemore chills out up north

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
February 28, 2008

Charlie Sizemore photo by Señor McGuire
Charlie Sizemore may be sizzling on the bluegrass charts for the moment, but he must have ice cold blood running through his veins. Blame it on geography and his itinerary, not the singer’s mood.
Sizemore earlier this month participated in a 3-day Lonely Pines Concert Series, held in the upper stretches [...]

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Bluegrass returns to Naperville, Illinois

Category: Festival News

By Dan Tackett
February 28, 2008

Grasstowne
The 14th annual Naperville, Ill., Bluegrass Festival will feature several top acts during its March 28-30 run at the Holiday Inn Select.
Performers will include Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Grasstowne, the Dailey-Vincent Band, James King Band, Monroe Crossing, Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike featuring Becky Buller, Art Stevenson & High Water, Ashton Gap, The King [...]

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