Randy Kohrs will appear on the CBS TV’s Rachel Ray Show on Friday, February 22, 2008. Check your local listings for times.

Randy’s segment will cover his Award-Winning Kitchen which ties into the the theme of this show: “The Coolest Kitchens in America” as well as a brief live performance of his upcoming single, “She Ain’t Coming Back,” off his Rural Rhythm’s CD, “Old Photograph”. Randy will also discuss his recent GRAMMY™ AWARD for producing Jim Lauderdale’s Grammy™ Award Winning “Bluegrass Album of the Year” for “Bluegrass Diaries”

In Other Randy Kohrs News:

• The International Acoustic Music Association just awarded Kohrs their first place prize in the Country/Bluegrass category for the song “Rockwell’s Gold,” the first single from the latest self-produced project.
• The March 2008 Bluegrass Unlimited National Bluegrass Survey has “Who’s Goin’ With Me” by Randy Kohrs from “Old Photograph” sitting at #18

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Big Smith

Big Smith will be performing in Berwyn, IL this Saturday, Feb 23 at Fitzgerald’s. Doors open at 8:00 PM and Big Smith takes the stage at 9:00PM. Cover charge for the show is $8.00. Fitzgerald’s is located at 6615 Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn IL. (PH 708-788-2118)

Big Smith also recently added Molly Healey as the newest full-time member, effective February 2008, adding much-needed fiddle textures to the bands sound. Healey has been an in demand player on the Springfield, Missouri music scene and her session work appears on close to twenty releases on the MayApple label.

Big Smith, a band from Springfield, Missouri composed of five cousins, including two sets of brothers: Mark and Jody Bilyeu, Bill and Rik Thomas, and Jay Williamson. The newest member, fiddle player Molly Healey, brings the total to six creative individuals bound together by blood and harmony. The group has been playing together since 1996.

In 2007 music became the full-time profession for all the guys in Big Smith, as their expanded touring schedule attests – 2008 will see them playing upwards of 110 shows. They have recently enjoyed high-profile opening gigs for the likes of Emmylou Harris, Doc Watson, The Avett Brothers and the Del McCoury band. Summer of 2008 finds them performing at Wakarusa Music Festival and traveling to Europe for the 21st Annual Country Rendez-Vous Festival in Crappone, France.

For more info on Big Smith check out the band’s website at www.bigsmithband.com or visit their Myspace page at www.myspace.com/bigsmithband

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Memphis, Tenn. — Hit songwriters, top performers and knowledgeable business leaders will come together Feb. 20-24 in Memphis, Tenn. to attend the 2008 International Folk Alliance Conference. 1,800 attendees who registered for the annual conference, are set to showcase, network and educate this week. The 20th International Folk Alliance Conference joins many facets of the folk industry into to a cohesive business event from Keynote Speakers, Janet Reno and Eliza Gilkyson, to the showcasing of hundreds of artists from all genres of folk music.

The conference will also include The Folk Alliance Awards Show at 7:00 PM on Feb 20th including the Elaine Weissman FA Lifetime Achievement Awards this year honoring Mavis Staples, Tommy Jarrell, and Rounder Records. The awards show will feature appearances by Janet Reno, Kathy Mattea, Tom Russell, Eilen Jewell, Twilight Hotel, and Anthony DaCosta and will be broadcast live on XM Satellite Radio.

The 2008 International Folk Alliance Conference Schedule at a glance. For more information visit Folk Alliance online.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
11:00am - Registration Open (Marriott)
1:00pm-5:00pm:

• PRE-CON WORKSHOPS (Marriott)*
• SERFA Launch (Southeast FA Region)
• Board Training with Susan Schmidt
• Tim Sweeney’s Guide to the Music Business
• CLE (Continuing Legal Education)
• Memphis Music Tours

5:00pm-6:30pm - Welcoming Party/Exhibit Hall Sneak Preview
6:59pm - Folk Alliance Awards Show (CC)
9:00pm-12:00am - Feature Shows (2-3) (Marriott)
9:00pm - FILM: PBS’ s American Masters Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
9:00pm-2:00am - Private Showcases (Marriott)

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21-23
9:30am-10:45am:

• Breakfast, Breakout Sessions (Marriott)
• Peer Groups (Thursday)
• Regional Meetings (Friday)
• Regional Block Booking (Saturday)

11:00am-12:30pm - Keynote (Thursday), Membership Meeting (Friday)
1:00pm-4:00pm - Panels, Workshops (Marriott)
2:00pm-4:00pm - Private Showcases (Marriott)
3:00pm-6:00pm - Exhibit Hall (CC)
6:30pm-10:30pm - Performance Alley (Marriott)
10:30pm-12:00am - Feature Shows (2-3) (Marriott)
10:30pm-3:00am - Private Showcases (Marriott)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24
10:00am-12:00pm - Closing Breakfast (Marriott)
1:00pm-5:00pm - Graceland Tour*
1:00pm-5:00pm - Pool Party (Marriott)
6:00pm-9:00pm - Closing Party (TBA)

***all information subject to change
*additional fee required

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