Bluegrass Mix is the newest online streaming radio station to come roaring down the digital pipes. The station began broadcasting in December of 2007 and was founded by Roger Randolph and Julie Raye Huffman. The music on Bluegrass Mix is, as you might guess, predominantly Bluegrass with some traditional Country Music thrown in to the mix.

The programming on the station is devoted to providing the best of bluegrass both old and new with plenty of new releases thrown into the mix. The station currently streams 24-7

In addition to the radio stream, Bluegrass Mix also offers an online chat room on its new web site for listeners to stop by and visit with each other.

Including the station’s founders, Bluegrass Mix currently has 9 DJs on their staff

Roger Randolph hosts The Bluegrass Express - Sun. 8-10 PM and Fri. 9-11 PM
Julie Raye Huffman hosts The Bluegrass Way - Thur. 6-9 PM and Fri. 6-9 PM
Scott Patrick hosts The Tin Roof Lounge - Sat. 9-11 PM
Mike Hartman hosts National Crossroads Bluegrass - Mon. 8-10 PM and Wed. 8-10 PM
Amy Miller hosts Ragin’ Grass - Sun. 6-9 PM
Danny Triplett hosts Virginia Drive - Tue. 7-9 PM and Sun. 9-11 AM
Teri Ann McLean hosts Something Borrowed, Something Bluegrass - Wed. 4-6 PM
Michael Browns hosts Deep Cut Bluegrass - Mon. 10 PM to Midnight
Col. Tom Taylor hosts Country/Bluegrass Haven Mon. and Tue. 9 AM - Noon Thu. and Fri. 9 Am - Noon and Sun. 2-4 PM

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Sierra Hull “Secrets” (Rounder Records) will be released May 6, 2008

Burlington, MA – For the past 20 years, May has been regarded as Worldwide Bluegrass Music Month, an idea that began in 1987 with Bob Wolff, a performing arts consultant from NYC and an enthusiastic bluegrass fan. Wolff proposed the idea – after he had attended the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Fan Fest in Owensboro, KY – as a means to develop a larger audience for bluegrass music. Wolff recalls, “My concept was that if people got to stand as close to the musicians as the musicians were to each other, there was no way that they could go away anything but fans. If a friend invited them to an event, perhaps paying the price of attendance, it would be likely they would return to another and, if these folks left that group or that show with some way to get news of bluegrass events they could attend, they would become part of the audience.”

With the help of fans around the world, May 1988 was chosen as the First Annual Worldwide Bluegrass Music Month. Though recognized by the IBMA in 1989, the concept is not supported by any one association; it is solely organized by bluegrass devotees who ensure that May is filled with bluegrass activities in their neighborhoods.

Now a resident of Milton, MA, Bob Wolff had this to say about WWBGMM, “My theory was that if more people were introduced to bluegrass music, the audience would grow. It seemed to me to be very important that the audience grow if I were going to be able to continue to hear the music. The music is so very captivating. It is not the particular month that matters; it is the opportunity to get non-fans to hear the music that counts!”

2008 Rounder Bluegrass Releases

• Jan. 8 — Rhonda Vincent Good Thing Going
• Jan. 15 — IIIrd Tyme Out Footprints: A IIIrd Tyme Out Collection
• Jan. 15 — The SteelDrivers The SteelDrivers
• Jan. 29 — Dailey & Vincent Dailey & Vincent
• Feb. 12 — Blue Highway Through the Window of a Train
• Apr 8 — Longview Deep in the Mountains
• May 6 — Sierra Hull Secrets
• May 20 — James King Gardens in the Sky: The Bluegrass Gospel of James King
• Jun 17 — Dan Tyminski Band Wheels
• Jun 24 — Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass The Room Over Mine
• Jul 15 — The Grascals Keep On Walkin’
• Jul 29 — Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

Listen to samples here.

-From Rounder

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Nashville, Tenn. — Young songwriters will fill the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s Ford Theater with songs about dreams, family, football, piggybacks and more on Tuesday, April 29, during the annual Words & Music Night.

Middle Tennessee students will perform their original songs accompanied by volunteer professional songwriters during the annual event, which will be hosted by hit recording artist and Museum board member Trisha Yearwood.

The evening will feature songs written by Tennessee students throughout the 2007-08 school year. The program, which begins at 6:30 p.m., is open to performing students and their families.

“The Words & Music program allows students to express themselves creatively and to learn the craft of lyric writing,” said Justine Gregory, director of education and public programming for the Museum. “The Words & Music Night recital showcases the breadth, depth and quality of those student compositions. When the students perform their songs on the Ford Theater stage with professional songwriters, it is not only a proud moment for the audience of parents, teachers and Museum staff, but also an evening of first-rate entertainment. We look forward to it every year.”

Words & Music Night is the culmination of the yearlong Words & Music program. Classes participating in the program complete a four-part lesson plan, developed by the Museum, which highlights the lyric-writing process. Students write or co-write lyrics in the classroom; the lyrics are then given to professional songwriters, who refine their lyrics and add melodies. Finally, students visit the Museum for a tour and a performance of their songs by their participating songwriter.

More than 4,700 kindergarten through 12th-grade students at 51 Tennessee and Florida schools wrote songs that were put to music by 48 volunteer professional songwriters throughout the 2007-08 school year. This is the 29th year that the Museum has offered its Words & Music program.

Professional songwriters volunteering their time and talent to participate in the program during the 2007-08 school year include Deborah Adams, Rich Adams, Shane Adams, Joel Atkins, Tim Buppert, Shawn Byrne, Marla Cannon-Goodman, Todd Cerny, Jeff Chase, Larry Wayne Clark, Kim Copeland, Candace Corrigan, Gary Culley, Jeff Dayton, Moriah Domby, Jason Duke, Erin Enderlin, Steven Farmer, Micki Fuhrman-Milom, Doug Gill, Joel Goldstein, Janne Henshaw, Bob Howard, Kathy Hussey, Casey Kelly, Les Kerr, Lynn Langham, Bill Maier, Simon McCain, Jim McCormick, Craig Monday, Steve Nelson, Ron Oates, Alan Powell, Sandy Ramos, Bill Renfrew, Karen Reynolds, Nelda Sisk, Belinda Smith, Gary Michael Smith, Bob Spanburgh, Charley Stefl, Keith Thompson, Richard Trest, Jerry Vandiver, Tammy Vice, Camille Wallin and Lee Young.

Participating schools for 2007-08 include Barger Academy of Fine Arts, Battle Ground Academy, Belvoir Christian Academy, Big Ridge Elementary School, Blue Angels Elementary School, Brentwood Academy, Cannon County High School, Chadwell Elementary School, Christ the King School, Clinton County Middle School, David Lipscomb Middle School, Donelson Christian Academy, DuPont Hadley Middle School, The Ensworth School, Escambia High School, Glenview Elementary School, Gower Elementary School, Grassland Elementary School, Gulf Shores High School, Gulf Shores Middle School, H.G. Hill Middle School, Harpeth High School, Heritage Hills Middle School, Hunters Bend Elementary School, Jack Anderson Elementary School, Jackson-Madison County Board of Education, Lake City Middle School, McFadden School of Excellence, Meigs Magnet Middle School, Moves & Grooves, Inc., Oak Hill School, Oak View Elementary School, Old Center Elementary School, Oliver Springs Elementary School, Overbrook School, Pleasant Grove Elementary School, Pope John Paul II High School, Robert F. Woodall Elementary School, Rockvale School, Rose Park Middle School, St. Mary’s Episcopal School, Stanford Elementary Montessori Design Center, Sumner Academy, Tulip Grove Elementary School, W.A. Wright Elementary School, Walnut Grove Elementary School, Walter J. Baird Middle School, Westwood Elementary School, White House Christian Academy, Wilson Elementary School and Woodland Middle School.

This program is supported in part by grants from the ASCAP Foundation, Ford Motor Company Fund, Metro Nashville Arts Commission and from the Tennessee Arts Commission, through an agreement with the National Endowment for the Arts.

More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.com.

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