Archive for May 2008

Bluegrass on the Grand Ole Opry this week

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
May 21, 2008

The Time Jumpers will perform on the Grand Ole Opry and Kick off the Opry Plaza Parties on Saturday, May 24
The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate the arrival of the summer season with plenty of Bluegrass in store on this weekends Opry. Friday night’s lineup will feature The Whites and Mountain Heart. Saturday evening’s shows [...]

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Dailey & Vincent roaring up the Bluegrass Charts

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
May 21, 2008

Dailey & Vincent are featured in the June 2008 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited.
Nashville, Tenn. — Acclaimed Rounder Records duo Dailey & Vincent top the Bluegrass Unlimited National Bluegrass Survey album chart in the June issue with their self-titled debut release. The album first appeared on the chart in April at #4.
When it was [...]

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Watson, Scruggs, Carters are charter Hall members

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
May 21, 2008

Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs and The Carter Family are among the charter inductees to the Blue Ridge Hall of Fame.
Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs and The Carter Family are among the charter inductees into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, which will hold its first induction gala on June 13.
The ceremony will take place [...]

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Bluegrass Bits and Pieces

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
May 21, 2008

Opry Plaza Parties return to Opry House this weekend.
The Grand Ole Opry will kick off its seasonal Opry Plaza Parties this Saturday night, May 24 with The Time Jumpers. The weekly concert series is held on the plaza of the Grand Ole Opry House every Saturday night during its seasonal run. Among the Bluegrass artists [...]

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James King releases “Gardens in the Sky” today on Rounder

Category: CD Release

By Travis Tackett
May 20, 2008

James King releases “Gardens in the Sky” today, May 20, 2008, on Rounder Records.
James King, one of the leading voices in traditional bluegrass, will release “Gardens in the Sky - The Bluegrass Gospel of James King” today, May 20, 2008 on Rounder Records. The collection, featuring 18 songs - some culled from King’s previous [...]

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