NewFound Road lands on Billboard Bluegrass Chart
Category: Bluegrass News
By Travis Tackett
May 18, 2009
NewFound Road "Same Old Place" (Rounder Records)
Burlington, MA – NewFound Road’s new album Same Old Place has debuted on the Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums Chart at #8 last week – their first time ever on the chart! Released April 28, Same Old Place, NewFound Road’s second record for Rounder, is chock full of driving rhythms, haunting ballads and classic bluegrass, all brought into sharp focus by the effortlessly affecting, soulful vocals of Tim Shelton and the instrumental prowess of Junior Williams (banjo), Joe Booher (mandolin) and Randy Barnes (bass) with guests Justin Moses, Brandon Godman and Jim VanCleve.
NewFound Road will be taking its soulful sound to audiences around the country. Upcoming tour dates are available at www.newfoundroad.com or www.rounder.com.
Upcoming NewFound Road Tour Dates:
May
- 15 – Amelia, VA — Central Virginia Family Bluegrass Festival
- 16 – Randleman, NC — Deep River Bluegrass
- 30 – Bluefield, WV — Blue Top Bluegrass
June
- 6 – Williamsburg, KY — Sally Gap Bluegrass Festival
- 12 – Overton, TX — Overton City Park
- 19 – Guysville, OH — Poston Lake Bluegrass Festival
- 20 – Collinsville, IL — Woodland Park
- 26 – Grayson, KY — RudyFest
- 27 – Charlotte, MI — Charlotte Bluegrass Festival
• Billboard Bluegrass Chart • Joe Booher • Junior Williams • NewFound Road • Randy Barnes • Rounder Records • Tim Shelton