Archive for December 17th, 2008

Dan Tyminski Nominated for Grammy and SPBGMA Awards

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
December 17, 2008

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Burlington, MA – One of bluegrass music’s most beloved voices, Dan Tyminski, has been nominated for a Grammy® in the Best Bluegrass Album category for his sophomore solo album Wheels. Since the album’s June release on Rounder, the album has been #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart three times and has also topped the Bluegrass Music Profiles Top 10 Albums chart and the Bluegrass Unlimited album chart.

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Skaggs talks about ‘Honoring the Fathers’

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
December 17, 2008

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Ricky Skaggs’ recently Grammy® nominated album, Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 and 1947 on Skaggs Family Records marks a new landmark in a career with no shortage of landmarks.

A tribute to Bill Monroe and the “Original Bluegrass Band” who birthed the genre in ‘46 and ‘47, the album brings Skaggs’ musical journey full circle.

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BlueHighways TV adds “Texas County Line” series

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
December 17, 2008

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Hendersonville, Tenn. — BlueHighways TV (BHTV), the multi-platform network that explores the people, stories, traditions and music of America, announced that it premiered the weekly series Texas County Line on Tuesday, December 16th at 8:30p.m. ET. A half hour musical journey of the Lone Star state, the show is hosted by native Texas actor Brad Maule, familiar to television viewers as Dr. Tony Jones on General Hospital and Ashlee Simpson’s father on 7th Heaven.

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