Nashville, Tenn. — He recently debuted in the Top 10 debut on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart with “Long Monday,” his first album ever… He has national airplay for Rodney Crowell’s “Ridin’ Out The Storm,” Monday’s lead single…He has accolades from Vince Gill on the song, “What A Sight To Behold”… He just performed at Ernest Tubb’s Midnite Jamboree… and now into his third decade as a journeyman musician, Tim Hensley will play the Opry April 4 in support of his own music.

It’s kinda hard to believe,” says the acoustic guitar/tenor singer about the prospect of hearing his name called on the country music’s greatest tradition, the Grand Ole Opry. “I mean, when you’re looking at the history of this music, the Grand Ole Opry is the one thing that runs through all of it… It doesn’t matter who or when or how, it’s the one place I think everybody wants to play.”

Play the Opry Hensley most certainly has. First with bluegrass traditionalist Ricky Skaggs, where he replaced Carl Jackson as the acoustic guitar/high harmony singer in Kentucky Thunder. Then with Patty Loveless, who was in the midst of her meteoric rise to Female Vocalist of the Year. Most recently, he has been there with 6-time Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney, whose band Hensley is still an active part of it.

“I kinda have to pinch myself. So many things that you kinda dream, but maybe don’t think would ever happen… they’ve been happening. It’s hard to describe, but then I look around and I know it’s real. And, I mean, my goodness… I’m playing The Opry! That’s just the best feeling in the world.” Tim Hensley

Hensley ought to know. In addition to making “Long Monday,” which is the John Prine-penned title track, Carl Jackson’s “Lonesome Dove,” John Scott Sherrill’s “Five Generations” and the traditional “Workin’ On A Building,” as well as Crowell’s “Ridin’ Out The Storm” as lead single, he reprised the Appalachian gospel of a song he learned from his grandparents – “Two Coats” – with Loveless. Other guests included Vince Gill, Sonya Isaacs and Melonie Cannon.

With Chesney’s Poets & Pirates Tour about to kick-in, the April 4th appearance gives Hensley the opportunity to celebrate his own record in the most exciting way possible. Along with an XM Radio interview and an appearance with Bill Cody on WSM (April 3 at 8:00 am), in addition to an upcoming feature in The Tennessean, Long Monday is being noticed by a lot of the right people.

It took his entire life of playing to get to this record, but now that it’s here, Tim Hensley isn’t going to let a moment pass by with enjoying it. After all the years, the songs, the miles, it’s Hensley’s turn to stand on stage at the Grand Ole Opry House and sing his songs. April 4 is everybody’s chance to hear.

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Kenny Chesney band mate Tim Hensley will be making his Grand Ole Opry Debut in support of his critically acclaimed album “Long Monday” on Friday night April 4.

The Del McCoury Band, Bobby Osborne, Jesse McReynolds and The Whites are also schedule for performances to round out the Bluegrass acts on the Grand Ole Opry.

Friday April 4

The Whites — 8:00 - 8:30
Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press — 8:00 - 8:30
Del McCoury Band — 8:30 - 9:00
Tim Hensley — 9:30 - 10:00

Saturday April 5

Del McCoury Band — 7:00 - 7:30 & 10:30 - 11:00
Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys — 7:30 - 8:00
The Whites — 8:30 - 9:00 & 10:00 - 10:30

The Grand Ole Opry is broadcast live on WSM 650 AM radio, online at www.WSMonline.com and on XM Satellite Radio (XM 11). All listed times are central time.

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Jamie Dailey (left) and Darrin Vincent are among the artists on the latest radio release from Family Music Group.

Family Music Group will highlight Rounder Recording artists Dailey and Vincent’s “By the Mark” on their  latest Radio Compilation volume #43.

Bluegrass musicians and vocalists Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent self-titled debut hit the charts at #2 on Billboard’s bluegrass album chart with their self-produced 12-song CD in February.

Dailey is a nine-year veteran of Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver having recorded nine projects with Lawson while Vincent is a ten-year veteran with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder.

“By the Mark,” which was written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, also topped the Count Down Yonder Weekly Top 17 Songs of SIRIUS Bluegrass in February.

Family Music Group owner Ken Elkins said he is enthusiastic about how radio is receiving the compilation.

“We are tremendously blessed to have a wonderful list of artists on our latest radio release,” he said. “The addition of one of the hottest new names in bluegrass Dailey and Vincent only enhances this tremendous collection of music. I am sure the disc jockeys will find a treasure trove of talent to share with their listeners.”

Other songs and artists included in the project are “Coat Of Many Colors” by Sharron Kay King; “Just One Step From Heaven” by The Simple Faith Quartet; “Headed Home” by New Jerusalem Bluegrass; “That’s No Hill For A Climber” by Triple L. Band; “I’ll Follow You” by Testament; “A Mother To Be Praised” by Baker Pasma Families; “Six Hours On The Cross” by Verlin Hensley; “They All Knew Me There” by The Rudds; and “Sow Today And Reap Tomorrow” by Robin Clayton.

For more information about Family Music Group, visit www.familymusicgroup.com.

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Actor / Entertainer Randall Franks will host the monthly Sacred Sounds Fridays radio show

WBFC 103.7 FM out of Ringgold, GA, will feature the inaugural one-hour “Sacred Sounds Fridays” radio show Wednesdays, April 2 and April 9 at 9 p.m. and Fridays, April 4 and April 11 at 9 a.m. Show emcee Franks, “Officer Randy Goode” from TV’s “In the Heat of the Night,” will also host the monthly radio broadcast.

“This is a wonderful chance for our station to further enhance our locally-produced content for our listeners,” said Jim Price, station manager.

The first program will feature special performances live from the Ringgold, GA Depot by The Greesons who appeared in concert in March as well as some archival performances by The Marksmen Quartet, Barney Miller, Southern Sound Quartet, Testimony Quartet, and youth performers the Calvary Strings and Deborah Taylor, 2007 Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship designee from Catoosa County.

Sacred Sounds Fridays is a monthly concert series at the Ringgold, GA Depot. The shows are fundraisers for the Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship Fund. The Share America Foundation, Inc., a Georgia non-profit, presents scholarships to talented musicians who excel in the Appalachian musical arts. The next Sacred Sounds Fridays concert is Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ringgold Depot featuring soloists Jerry Trammell, Bill Stobaugh, and Shelia and Lindzy Reed. Admission is a $5 donation.

“This program will allow us to share more about our scholarship program and all that we are doing to help young people who continue the Appalachian musical traditions,” Franks said.

For more information about future air times, call (706) 935-9735 or visit wbfcfm.com or myspace.com/shareamerica.

“We are so excited about the opportunity to share some of the wonderful talent via radio who are helping our organization,” said Randall Franks, Share America Foundation president. “This is a wonderful opportunity that our local Southern gospel music station WBFC-LP is sharing with us.”

WBFC-LP Boynton-Ringgold is at 103.7 FM and is heard locally in areas of Catoosa, Walker, Hamilton and Whitfield counties in Georgia. The station can also be heard on the internet at wbfcfm.com.

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