Apr 16
Bluegrass Bits and Pieces
Kenny and Amanda Smith kick off Collings Guitar Tour April 20th - May 1st
Award winning Kenny and Amanda Smith will be doing their second Collings Guitar tour from April 20th-May 1st. Each stop on the tour is a product information and performance clinic featuring Collings guitars. Participating dealers are Fretted Instruments, Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor, Telluride Music, Lidgett Music, and Morgan Music.
- Apr 20 — Birmingham, AL - Fretted Instruments 2906 Linden Avenue Homewood, Alabama 35209 - Phone (205) 879-6489
- Apr 24 — Arvada, CO - Olde Town Pickin Parlor 7515 Grandview Ave. Arvada, CO 80002 - Phone (303) 421-2304
- Apr 28 — Teluride, CO Telluride Music Company 201 East Colorado Avenue Telluride, CO 81435 - Phone (970) 728-9592
- May 1 — Lebanon, MO - Morgan Music 689 N. Washington Ave. Lebanon, MO - Phone (800) 869-5559
Bluegrass on the Blueplate
Thurs, April 17, The Carolina Chocolate Drops will be playing their brand of fiddle and banjo music on the blueplate.
“The nuances of piedmont stringband music stem from the demographics of the piedmont and thereby its focus on the banjo as the lead instrument. Among black ensembles, the banjo often set the pace and if a fiddle was present and it often was not, it served as accompaniment and not as the lead instrument as is more common in the Appalachian tradition. A guitar or mandolin would have been rare, but not unheard of, in these bands but the foundation of this tradition lies rooted in the antebellum combination of fiddle and banjo.” The Carolina Chocolate Drops Website
Tuesday, April 22, Bill Mize, a former winner in the National Finger style guitar Competition in Winfield, Kansas, splits the bill withBoogertown Gap, a husband and wife team, will bring to you some Old-Time Appalachian music.
Dale Ann Bradley and Charlie Sizemore drop in on Friday, April 25th for performances on WDVX’s popular “Live in the Studio” lunch hour.
East Tennessee’s Own® WDVX will host several great Bluegrass bands on the Blue Plate Special, an hour long program featuring bands playing live on air, during the month of Arpil. Locals are encouraged to be part of the WDVX studio audience weekdays at noon (Eastern Time) for free performances in downtown Knoxville, Tenn. at the WDVX studios and for those who can’t make it down for a show, listen live on-line.
The WDVX studios are located in the Knoxville Visitor’s Center at the corner of Gay Street and Summit Hill Avenue in downtown Knoxville, Tenn.
Dale Ann Bradley playing Station Inn
Dale Ann Bradley, the reigning 2007 IBMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year will bring her brand of bluegrass to the Station Inn in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday, April 19. Bradley and company will kick off the show around 9:00pm and cover at the door will run $10 a head. To sample audio clips of Bradley’s latest release, “Catch Tomorrow” visit Compass Records online.
Upcoming Bluegrass Shows at the Station Inn
- Fri. May 2 — Chris Hillman and Herb Pederson - $20
- Sat. May 3 — The Steeldrivers - $12
- Wed. May 14 — Sierra Hull CD Release Party for “Secrets” - $10
- Fri. May 16 — Bradley Walker - $10
- Thu. May 22 — Billy Smith CD Release Show w/Shad Cobb, Dave Talbot, Jon Weisberger, Chris Henry - $10
- Frid. May 23 — 3 Fox Drive - $10
- Sat. May 23 — Jeff White Band - $10
- Wed. May 28 — The Biscuit Burners CD Release Party - $10
- Fri. May 30 — Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time - $10
The Station Inn, located in downtown Nashville, Tenn., is the premier Bluegrass and Acoustic music venue in Music City. Their address is 402 12th Avenue S. Nashville, TN 37203.
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