Archive for June 4th, 2009

Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain shooting for the Moon… Pie that is

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
June 4, 2009

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Charleston, SC — Over the July 4th weekend, the first ever MoonPie General Store will welcome Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain to Market Street. Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain are currently sitting atop Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine’s Bluegrass Survey Chart with its #1 single, “I Can Go Back Anytime.” Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain will perform on Friday night, July 3rd…

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Deering upgrades 2009 Goodtime banjo

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
June 4, 2009

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“You’ve really got something there with those Goodtime banjos,” customers say over and over again about the American-made Goodtime banjo. Customers and artists like John McEuen, David Holt and Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, have made the Goodtime banjo the most popular American made banjo in the world.

Greg and Janet Deering, with customer needs ever at the top of their focus, have now made the Goodtime banjo even better at no extra charge….

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Charlie Daniels inducted to Musicians Hall of Fame

Category: Bluegrass News

By Dan Tackett
June 4, 2009

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Well known fiddler and Southern rock icon Charlie Daniels, always a friend to bluegrass music, has been named one of the inductees for the 2009 Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum.

Grand Ole Opry member Steve Wariner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member and 2009 Songwriting Hall of Fame Inductee Felix Cavaliere made the announcement this week at the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in downtown Nashville….

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