Bowling Green, Ky. – The world’s first International Newgrass Festival will take place August 21-23, 2009 at Ballance MotoX on the Historic Ballance Farms just north of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Headlining the three-day festival will be the surviving members of the band that started it all, the original New Grass Revival. Sam Bush, John Cowan and Curtis Burch will each perform with their new bands alongside many newgrass performers who have followed in their footsteps….

Burlington, MA – Rounder Records is pleased to announce several nominations for its artists by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (S.P.B.G.M.A.) for the 35TH Annual SPBGMA awards. For the fourth consecutive year, the awards show will take place in Nashville at the Sheraton Music City Hotel on Sunday, February 15, 2009.

Pigeon Forge, Tenn. — A special Saturday “WDVX Blue Plate Special” this Saturday will feature an appearance by nationally acclaimed Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out.

The popular radio show is broadcast before a live audience and hosted by The Pottery House Cafe & Grill at the Old Mill Square in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

“Coal Mine Blues” – IIIrd Tyme Out at Sertoma Youth Ranch.
Russell Moore, looking to pick up his 3rd IBMA Male Vocalist award, is another that cut his teeth in the bluegrass world picking and singing with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver. Russell Moore sang lead, harmonies, and played guitar with Doyle for six years and [...]

IIIrd Tyme Out has resurrected their fan club.
The IIIrd Tyme Out fan club is back, only this time it mirrors the band’s changed name. It’s called the Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out Fan Club.
Jimmy and Ella Hicks, described by the band as “faithful friends and followers,” started the orginal band fan club several [...]