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The Back Creek Valley Boys release “Back Creek Valley Express” CD
08 / September / 2010
The Back Creek Valley Boys have released their second album, “Back Creek Valley Express”. The album features 12 tracks of hard driving traditional bluegrass. ...
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Keith Urban's 'We're All For The Hall' Benefit at Brigestone Arena
08 / September / 2010
Nashville, TN -- Near the end of last year's sold out, wildly successful We're All for the Hall benefit concert, which was organized by Keith Urban, Vince Gill turned to his friend and asked, "Hey Keith, this thing turned out all right, didn't it?...What do you say we do it again next year?" To the crowd's delight, Urban announced that We're All for the Hall would return on October 5, 2010. ...
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Randall Franks to Emcee in Bluegrass 'Helping Hands' Benefit
07 / September / 2010
Bluegrass Bands and Helping Hands organizers announce that Randall Franks, Entertainer, Columnist and former "Bluegrass Boy", will be the emcee during the Saturday September 25th, 2010 concert to be held at 5 PM in the Recreation Place at First Presbyterian Church, 510 S. Tibbs Road, Dalton Georgia ...
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Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out Crusing and WOB
07 / September / 2010
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out are proud to be among the IBMA's top nominees with 6 nominations for this year's awards! The award winning bluegrass music band is celebrating the success of their highly regarded self-titled CD, released on Rural Rhythm Records in 2009, with an IBMA nomination for Album of the Year. In addition, the band's first single from the CD, "Hard Rock Mountain Prison (Til I Die)" is nominated for Song of the Year and the beautifully touching "The Eastern Gate" is nominated for Gospel Recorded Performance. ...
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Lucinda Williams Joins List of Americana Award Show Presenters
07 / September / 2010
Nashville, TN -- Americana torch-bearer Lucinda Williams and Rocker Jack White have been added to the list of presenters at the Thursday, September 9th Americana Music Honors and Awards Show presented by the Gibson Foundation. Also stepping up to the mic on the historic Ryman Auditorium stage that night are: 2010 Spirit of Americana Recipient Mary Chapin Carpenter, Grace Potter, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison (of The Courtyard Hounds & Dixie Chicks) and John Oates (of Hall & Oates). ...
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Vine Hill Winery Announces 2010 Fall Wine & Music Festival
06 / September / 2010
Santa Cruz, CA -- On Saturday and Sunday, October 16th and 17th, 2010, Vine Hill Winery will open the gates to its vineyard and winery to the public for its Third Annual Fall Wine & Music Festival. With expansive and breathtaking views of Monterey Bay and the surrounding Santa Cruz Mountains, both days at the winery will feature fabulous Vine Hill and Gatos Locos wines, high-spirited live Americana and Bluegrass music, a Bottle-Your-Own Wine Experience, plenty of tables and grounds for picnicing, free pumpkin decorating and complimentary popcorn and lemonade - all from noon to 5pm. A $10 tasting fee will include a commemorative wine glass. ...
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Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper at Grand Ole Opry and Fan Fest
06 / September / 2010
Nashville, TN -- Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper will make a special guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry when it visits its former home at the Historic Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday, September 7th! The band will perform 3 songs at 7:45pm. ...
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Banjo Camp North Just a Few Days Away
06 / September / 2010
Banjo Camp North Fall Edition (BCN-FE) is a weekend-long celebration of the 5-string banjo in both old time and bluegrass styles! World-class banjoists make up our full-time and "adjunct" faculties. We always invite top flight fiddlers and guitarists to teach about playing with other instruments and jamming, and to be on hand to help make those all-night jams something special, plus we will emphasize banjo and fiddle duet playing. ...
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Honoring the 50th Anniversary of Legendary Guitarist Doc Watson's Discovery
05 / September / 2010
New York, NY -- September 3 will mark the 50thh anniversary of Doc Watson's discovery by Ralph Rinzler, Blooming Twig Books has just released Blind But Now I See, a no-holds barred biography of the legendary guitarist's life and career. Written by Dr. Kent Gustavson, this first-ever biography of the folk and bluegrass icon has quickly become an Amazon Bestseller, reaching #1 in the Country & Folk category. The book was researched over six years, and provides the first ever comprehensive look into the folk music icon's life. Blind But Now I See also features dozens of never-before-seen photographs, as well as artist renderings from throughout Doc Watson's childhood and career. ...
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Biscuits & Bluegrass Alaskan Cruise August 21st-28th, 2011
05 / September / 2010
The 2nd Annual Brumley MusicFest will be sailing on the high seas next year! Join them for the Biscuits and Bluegrass Alaskan Cruise, August 21st-28th, 2011, aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line's Pearl. They will cruise the Inside Passage and visit many ports of call between Seattle, WA and Skagway, AK. ...
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Evans Media Source Launches New Bluegrass E-News Publication
05 / September / 2010
Evans Media Source is proud to announce their new Bluegrass E-News focusing on bluegrass music news and events in Florida and Georgia. This debut edition features 22 pages (PDF) and provides bluegrass enthusiasts detailed information and in depth coverage of music, festivals, events and much more. ...
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Lou Reid and Carolina Benefit for 3-Year-Old Carter Rorabaugh
04 / September / 2010
Statesville, NC -- Award-winning bluegrass music band, Lou Reid and Carolina will host a special benefit concert on October 10, 2010 at 6:00 at MacGray Auditorium located at 474 N. Center St., Statesville, NC, 28677. All proceeds will benefit three-year-old Carter Rorabaugh. Tickets are $15 at the door and children 12 and under are admitted free of charge. A Silent Auction will also be held during the event. A pdf flyer can be view and/or printed here. ...
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The Roys On A Mission To Help Bogota's Needy
04 / September / 2010
Nashville, TN -- Brother and sister duo, The Roya, traveled to Bogota last month with volunteers from Compassion International to learn more about the organization and its mission to positively impact a community of 13 million. During the trip, Lee and Elaine each chose to sponsor an eight-year old child - Miguel and Nayelis. ...
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Shawn Camp's lost CD '1994' to be released September 28th
04 / September / 2010
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Sixteen years ago, revered songwriter Shawn Camp delivered an early masterwork. The Arkansas native had fortified his second album with wit ("Near Mrs.") and wisdom ("The Grandpa That I Know") far beyond his 28 years. Camp had some early success with his debut self-titled album the year before, which garnered attention with singles "Fallin' Never Felt So Good," and "Confessin' My Love," so it was expected that the second album might be the breakthrough. ...
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Pinecastle Records Signs Nu-Blu
03 / September / 2010
Columbus, NC -- Pinecastle Records is officially back in operation under a new owner, Dr. Lonnie Lassiter, and is proud to announce that Nu-Blu is the first artist to be signed to the label. The bluegrass band was the last artist to be signed to Pinecastle Records before it shut its doors in early February. The band is a rising star in the bluegrass world and is working hard to become a major force in the genre. Nu-Blu was recently honored by the Carolina Music Awards as "Country Band of the Year." The band has been featured in Bluegrass Music Profiles, The Alternate Root Magazine and their album Nights is currently charting on the Americana Music Chart Top 40. ...
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