Archive for August 19th, 2008

The Duhks released “Fast Paced World” today on Sugar Hill Records

Category: CD Release

By Travis Tackett
August 19, 2008

The Duhks - Making of “Fast Paced World” Go behind the scenes as the Duhks discuss their new record and new band members, and preview some new music from “Fast Paced World” from The Duhks and Sugar Hill Records.
Nashville, Tenn. — Hailed by The New York Times as one of the artists at the forefront [...]

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Darrell Scott “Modern Hymns” (Appleseed Recordings)

Category: CD Review

By Rickey Lamb
August 19, 2008

I will also come clean. This will change from here on out. Darrell Scott and his music is a real treasure. His new CD, Modern Hymns is haunting, melodic and striking.

Modern Hymns is more than a disc of tunes, its an experience. To begin with, his choice of songs is quite unique, especially for a musician whose known for his songwriting. They are all cover tunes. So many times, an artist, or his management or label coerces the performer into recording an old tune to fill a disc and hopefully generate more sales.

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Blue Highway’s “Two Soldiers” hits #1 on Sirius’s Count Down Yonder

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
August 19, 2008

Blue Highway hit the #1 spot on Sirius’s Count Down Yonder Bluegrass Chart for the week of August 15.
Burlington, MA – Bluegrass supergroup Blue Highway’s new single “Two Soldiers” is currently the #1 song on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Count Down Yonder for the week of 8/15. “Two Soldiers” is a song sung from [...]

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The Isaacs - 2008 IBMA Vocal Group of the Year Nominee

Category: IBMA Nominees

By Dan Tackett
August 19, 2008

“Walk On” The Isaacs
The Isaacs, nominated for IBMA’s Vocal Group of the Year, have been performing for more than two decades — according to their Web site, “from the mean streets of New York City to the foothills of Eastern Kentucky and down every stretch of highway in between and beyond, fusing bluegrass, gospel and [...]

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The Grascals- 2008 IBMA Vocal Group of the Year Nominee

Category: IBMA Nominees

By Travis Tackett
August 19, 2008

“Can’t You Hear That Whistle Blow Some” - The Grascals onstage at the 2007 Podunk Bluegrass Festival.
The Grascals, besides trying to maintain their title of two years running as IBMA Entertainer of the Year, are also nominated for Vocal Group of the Year.
A year before claiming their first coveted Entertainer of the Year honor, the [...]

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