Archive for August 20th, 2008

Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain’s CHHR2 Debuts at #3 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Chart

Category: CD Release

By Travis Tackett
August 20, 2008

Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain CHHR2 (Rural Rhythm) debut’s on Billboards Bluegrass Top 50.
Nashville Tenn. — Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce the brand new CD, CHHR2 by Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain made its debut at #3 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Top 50. “CHHR2 is off to a very fast start at radio [...]

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Big Smith heads to the Windy City this weekend

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
August 20, 2008

Saturday, August 23, Big Smith along with Mother Truckers, will perform at Fitzgerald’s SideBar located at 6615 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn, IL a suburb of Chicago.The doors open at 8:00 p.m. with music at 9:00 p.m. Cover Charge is $15 at the door. Call (708) 969-2118. for more information.
Big Smith is a band from Springfield, [...]

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Flat Rock Music Festival offering advanced tickets through Sept. 5

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
August 20, 2008

Missy Raines & The New Hip will perform at the 13th Annual Flat Rock Music Festival.
Flat Rock, NC — The 13th annual Flat Rock Music Festival will be held September 26-28th, 2008 this year. The festival boasts 3 stages with over 35 performers. Highlights include Sonny Landreth, The Iguanas, The SteelDrivers, Toni Price, Missy Raines [...]

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Coal Heritage Trail Weekend at the Elkhorn Inn in West Virginia takes place Oct. 10-12

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
August 20, 2008

The Elkhorn Inn in Landgraff, WV will host a “Coal Heritage Trail” weekend in October.An archival photo of the Elkhorn Inn from 1929, when it was the Empire Coal & Coke Co. Miner’s Clubhouse.
Landgraff, WV — A unique, fall “Coal Heritage Trail” weekend, exploring the history of southern West Virginia and Virginia with the historian [...]

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