Cadillac Sky in contention for IBMA 2008 Emerging Artist honor
Category: IBMA Nominees
By Dan Tackett
August 27, 2008
Cadillac Sky performing “You Again” at the 2008 Doyle Lawson Bluegrass Festival.
With its second CD release now out and about, Cadillac Sky has impressed enough peers to land on the finalist list for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Emerging Artist of the Year award.
Known as genre benders, the group traces its roots to 2002 in Texas, where songwriter and mandolinist Bryan Simpson teamed up with banjo picker Matt Menefee. They soon widened their musical circle with Mike Jump, Ross Holmes and Andy “Panda” Moritz.
The band’s first CD, “Blind Man Walking,” on Skaggs Family Records was recently followed by “Gravity’s Our Enemy” on the same label. Skaggs Family publicists say the new CD “takes one creative leap after another, proving that they are not only an impressive bluegrass band, but also true innovators of the genre.”
“Combining hearts and hooks, the traditional and the revolutionary, and pulling sounds from all genres, Cadillac Sky’s sound is the fruition of bandleader Bryan Simpson’s groundbreaking vision to create a bluegrass band built for the 21st Century,” according to the Skaggs Family Records Web site.
Website: http://www.cadillacsky.net/
Cadillac Sky Discography:
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gravity’s Our Enemy | Skaggs Family Records |
| 200? | Blind Man Walking | Skaggs Family Records |
Other Media:
Cadillac Sky “Born Lonesome”
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