Archive for March 21st, 2008

36th annual Rockygrass Lineup Announced

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
March 21, 2008

Ariel view of the RockyGrass Festival Site. Photo courtesy Planet Bluegrass.
Lyons, Colorado — With the final addition of Darol Anger & Mike Marshall and a Sunday morning gospel set featuring Jeremy Garrett (of the Infamous Stringdusters) & Friends, Planet Bluegrass is proud to announce the single-day lineups for the 36th Annual RockyGrass Festival which [...]

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Bluegrass Bits and Pieces

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
March 21, 2008

Tom T. Hall to give up retirement for an evening to perform a live taping for PBS Series “Song of the Mountains”
Tom T. Hall to tape Song of the Mountains for PBS
The newest Country Music Hall of Fame inductee and celebrated song-writer Tom T. Hall, will make a rare stage performance at an April [...]

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Krauss and Plant’s Raising Sand hits platinum mark

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
March 21, 2008

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant photo by Pamela Springsteen
Burlington, MA — The Robert Plant and Alison Krauss album “Raising Sand,” produced by T Bone Burnett, has been certified RIAA Platinum. The Rounder Records album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart following its release October 23, 2007, marking the highest chart position ever [...]

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