Archive for February 20th, 2008

James King to release Gospel album “Gardens in the Sky” May 20

Category: CD Release

By Travis Tackett
February 20, 2008

James King – photo courtesy of Rounder Records
Burlington, Mass. — James King remains one of the leading voices in traditional bluegrass, summoning timeless echoes of Appalachia with a voice that is equal parts urgent, yearning, and tender. Yet it is not King’s ability to evoke his musical heroes (Carter Stanley being foremost among them) [...]

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Dailey & Vincent still tearing up the charts

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
February 20, 2008

Dailey & Vincent Band (L-R) Adam Haynes, Jeff Parker, Jamie Dailey, Darrin Vincent, Joe Dean photo by Aaron Crisler/The Judy Nelon Group for Dailey & Vincent, Inc.
Nashville, Tenn. — Dailey & Vincent remain at #2 for a second consecutive week on Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums chart (Feb. 23 issue) with their self-titled debut on Rounder [...]

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Donna Ulisse to appear on PBS concert series “Song of the Mountains”

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
February 20, 2008

Donna UlisseDetour
Donna Ulisse will be performing at the historical Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia on March 1, 2008 taping the PBS concert series “Song of the Mountains“. The show is taped in front of a live audience and is broadcast on 163 public television stations around the country at a later date. Ulisse will be [...]

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Smokey Joe show performing at Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center Feb 23

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
February 20, 2008

Hendersonville, NC — The Smokey Joe Show will performing at the Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center in Hendersonville, North Carolina this Saturday, February 23rd, 2008. Tickets can be purchased in advance at: www.blueridgepac.com OR check out www.smokeyjoeshow.com for more information. Come on out and hear the band perform all the cuts off of “Little Buildings,” [...]

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