Rosanne Cash's music has remained one of the constants in my life as a young adult. I've always felt a connection to her songs, even though I've never felt that "Seven Year Ache" or escaped from a hectic life by "Sleeping in Paris." After reading her new memoir, Composed, it ...
Nightline now has a segment called Nightline Playlist and they let the person they're interviewing do all the talking. In this story with Martina McBride, she raves about the music she loves for a good five minutes. She spends the first minute talking about what a career song "Independence Day" ...
I've blogged before that I'm not all that interested in sports. Not as a spectator. Not as a player. And I think part of that stems from living in a neighborhood where people are so completely over-the-top about sports. You can't just sign your kid up for a baseball team ...
Roman White is the man behind the new Taylor Swift video, "Mine." You can scour the Internet for details on the shoot (what designer was wore, how hot was that guy in it, is there some kind of kissing scene, where did they shoot it), and you will never find ...
I know Carrie Underwood is crazy about her new husband, Mike Fisher, but is she seriously letting him handle the interior design of their new house in Ontario? That is true love right there. That's what Us Magazine is reporting about the new house Mr. & Mrs. Mike Fisher are ...
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If it was not for Jerrod Niemann's swift rise to fame, and his very infectious "Lover, Lover," I might never have heard of Sonia Dada. Neimann remade the group's 1992 hit, "You Don't Treat Me No Good," into "Lover, Lover." And if it was not for Kenny Chesney's "Down the ...
If you're smart, you already know that you're never supposed to let your drink out of your sight at a bar, club, concert, whatever. There are all kinds of date-rape drugs that creepy freaks can easily slip in there without you knowing. And now creepy freaks have one more way ...
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Josh Wilson Last Man In The County posted by John Lawless on 09.02.10 4:20 pm Tags : Bluegrass At Large Brandon Green Josh Wilson Josh Wilson is a guitarist and songwriter living in Martinsville , VA . He has released a new CD that features his original music , and highlights his tuneful approach to flatpicking , as well as a number of excellent young musicians from in southwestern Virginia and West Virginia who , like Josh , are not well known in the wider bluegrass . world Joining Josh on Last Man In The County are Brandon Green on banjo , Steve Accord and Alex Hibbits on mandolin , and Dustin Pyrtle on vocals . Wilson and Green take turns on . bass Josh’s guitar style is lyrical and melodic , displaying his admiration for Kenny Smith .
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Nu-Blu first signees with new Pinecastle Records posted by John Lawless on 09.02.10 2:00 pm Tags : Nu-Blu Pinecastle Records The newly-resuscitated Pinecastle Records has announced their initial artist signing since reopening under new ownership in . August Nu-Blu who was the last group signed to the label before it was shuttered in February , has become the first act signed since its reformation . The group is based around husband-and-wife team of Daniel and Carolyn Routh . He’s on guitar , and she’s on bass with Levi Auston on banjo and Kendall Gates on . mandolin Their previous Pinecastle agreement had been for the leasing of , Nights the project they released this past April . The new contract calls for three albums with Pinecastle , and
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Art Satherley book due soon posted by Richard Thompson on 09.02.10 11:32 am Tags : Bluegrass At Large Bristol England born musician and Country Music fan and founder of Keg Records , Alan John Britton has written a biography about Art Satherley . The book , Uncle Art will be published on October 19, the anniversary of Satherley’s . birthday For the author , the book has been a labor of love , a quest to learn more about a man who rivaled Ralph Peer as an important figure in the history of early country and bluegrass music I have lived with this story since 1994. My research has involved the Satherley family both here and in the States , and has taken three years to write up . People who knew Art and archives at the Hall of Fame Museum , they
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Nedski and Mojo Nothing More posted by John Lawless on 09.02.10 10:49 am Tags : Ned Luberecki Stephen Mougin It can now be confirmed . The long-rumored and oft-promised debut CD from Ned Luberecki and Stephen Mougin will be available in late September , roughly during the IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention in . Nashville This is a side project for these noted industry pros . Luberecki is the regular banjo player with Chris Jones and the Night Drivers , an in-demand instructor , and a regular host on Sirius-XM’s Bluegrass Junction 24 7 bluegrass station . Mougin holds down the guitar slot with Sam Bush , and also operates Dark Shadow Recording , which both functions as a full-service studio and the publisher of a line of audio CD
Many artists thank God in their liner notes, but how many credit Him as a guest artist? Ricky Skaggs does on Mosaic. One flip through the liner notes, and there’s God, responsible for the thunder heard on “Fire from the Sky.”
The past few years have seen Skaggs collaborating with the likes of Bruce Hornsby and [...]
: : Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass IBMM : Bill Monroe Exhibit posted by Brance on 09.01.10 11:13 am Tags : Bill Monroe IBMM mandolin The International Bluegrass Music Museum is celebrating Bill Monroe’s birthday . early Actually , they are simply taking two years to celebrate his 100th birthday as part of a worldwide Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration The IBMM has three exhibits planned as part of the celebration . The first exhibit opened during a Blue Grass Boys Reunion show earlier this year at the museum’s annual festival . The Bill Monroe Centennial Art Exhibit includes original paintings , drawings , pottery , and other craftwork celebrating the life and music of Bill Monroe . All the pieces on display are for sale with 60 of the funds going directly to the artist ,
Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass And the winner is posted by John Lawless on 09.01.10 10:30 am Tags : Barry Bales Bass Have Bass Will Travel Barry Bales has chosen the Grand Prize winner in our Have Bass Will Travel video contest . It was selected from among the six finalists chosen last week by readers of The Bluegrass Blog May we have the envelope please drum roll . The prize goes to David Morris of Gaithersburg , MD for his entry that contemplated a number of bass travel solutions , including an inflatable bass and a dehydrated variation . He ultimately settled on a scenario that allowed him to safely transport both his beloved bass and his charming wife in the same . vehicle In addition to a set of D’Addario HH610 Helicore bass strings 3 4 size , medium tension and an
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Fiddle training CD coming from Dark Shadow posted by John Lawless on 08.31.10 5:59 pm Tags : fiddle Megan Lynch The next instructional CD release from Dark Shadow Recording will be Bluegrass The Comprehensive Fiddler featuring Megan Lynch It will include five familiar bluegrass songs Little Cabin Home On The Hill , Mr . Engineer , Blue Ridge Cabin Home , Little Georgia Rose , How Mountain Girls Can Love as play-along tracks , with Megan breaking down the details for solos , fills and backup on . fiddle She also includes several useful exercises for . fiddlers The Comprehensive Fiddler is intended for all students of the fiddle , from beginning through advanced levels . Dark Shadow expects to have the new CDs available during IBMA week in .
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Rounder retrospective box set due in October posted by John Lawless on 08.31.10 12:48 pm Tags : Rounder Records Rounder Records has announced the October 12 release of The Rounder Records Story a 4 CD box set that covers the 4 decades of alternative , folk , bluegrass , blues and rock music the pioneering label has released in its 40 year . history The 4 discs are collated by decade , and the set includes a 100 page booklet with extensive notes and commentary from Geoff Himes , long-time pop music writer for The Washington Post It would take a full page to list all the artists whose previously-released tracks are collected here . David Grisman , Alison Krauss , JD Crowe The New South , Tony Trischka , Keith Whitley , Jerry Douglas , Johnson
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Inaugural Artist Management Conference in October posted by John Lawless on 08.31.10 11:26 am Tags : Industry News The first annual Artist Management Conference has been scheduled for October 14-15, 2010 in New York City venue TBA The conference is billed as an opportunity for artist managers and self-managed artists to meet for networking , education , strategizing and business . opportunities Registration is available both for in-person attendance on site , and online with a Virtual Conference registration . Online attendees will be able to ask questions and participate in panel discussions via . webcam AmCon 2010 offers this thumbnail description of the : event Conference topics include discussions of current and future music industry
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass James King at home recuperating posted by John Lawless on 08.30.10 2:58 pm Tags : James King We got some very good news today about James King who had been hospitalized last week for treatment after a number of blood clots were found in his lungs and his . legs Julie King sent along this update just a few minutes ago , which will be welcome news to James’ many fans and friends in the bluegrass . world I am pleased to report that James was released from the hospital Friday evening , and has been at home resting . He’s currently on numerous blood thinners , and a very strict diet , managing to keep the fever away . Prayer definitely works I printed and or read every message sent to him the last few days . For James , that was the best .
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass First video from Larkin Poe posted by John Lawless on 08.30.10 2:29 pm Tags : Larkin Poe Lovell Sisters Larkin Poe the sister duo formed when The Lovell Sisters disbanded earlier this year have just released Summer their debut EP project , along with a music video for the song Long Hard Fall Their music is more pop than bluegrass , a direction that The Lovell Sisters had been taking this past two years while they were touring together . But Larkin Poe still heavily features Rebecca Lovell on acoustic guitar and mandolin , and Megan on resonator guitar . Rebecca’s voice is remarkably strong , and she shows great promise in the rough and tumble , highly competitive pop music . world Here’s a look at the video , which includes heavy doses of
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Photos from the La Roche bluegrass festival posted by John Lawless on 08.30.10 1:44 pm Tags : Bluegrass At Large EBMA Here is a gallery of photos I have been meaning to get up for three weeks now Thanks so much to Lilly Pavlak who took these at the La Roche Bluegrass Festival in France which ran from July 28-August 1. Lily was especially proud to note that the top three bands in the European Band contest at La Roche were from the Czech Republic . 1st place went to G-Runs Roses 2nd to Blackjack and 3rd to . Dessert As Lilly put it It shows once again , that the Czech Bluegrass rules the Europe Well OK then . Without specifically endorsing her sentiments , here is a sampling of the many fine photos she sent from the La Roche . fest Permalink
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Dogwood Winter Gully and Stafford posted by John Lawless on 08.30.10 9:15 am Sometimes it can be a tad disconcerting reviewing the many recordings that come across our desk each week . Sure , there is a lot of good music , but not so much really great music the sort that demands multiple listenings over the first few days . Listenings which don’t just let the sound wash over you , but involve careful study of all the elements that make it . extraordinary Am I asking too much of the average bluegrass acoustic Americana project Perhaps . so But then there are days when a CD like Steve Gulley and Tim Stafford’s Dogwood Winter hits , and you realize that there are artists pursuing excellence , and achieving the goals they set with admirable .
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Have Bass Will Travel last chance to vote posted by John Lawless on 08.27.10 5:27 pm Tags : Barry Bales Bass Have Bass Will Travel Don’t forget that tonight at midnight 8 27 is the deadline to cast your vote for the finalists in our Have Bass Will Travel video contest . So far , we’ve received over 3,000 votes , with the top contenders switching back and forth a number of . times To vote , just visit this page and pick your six favorite entries . We’ll announce the six finalists on Saturday . morning These finalists will : receive Autographed copy of AcuTab’s Barry Bales bass DVD Set of D’Addario HH610 Helicore bass strings From those six , Barry Bales will choose a Grand Prize winner who will : get Custom Colorado Case bass case
: Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Big news from Steep Canyon Rangers posted by John Lawless on 08.27.10 10:24 am Tags : bluegrasscountry.org Dixie Chicks Katy Daley Steep Canyon Rangers Steve Martin Katy Daley had Woody Platt from Steep Canyon Rangers on her Bluegrass Country show this morning , and he shared some pretty cool news about their upcoming collaboration project with Steve . Martin Turns out that after five days in the studio with Steve in Asheville , the guys are heading to LA to track a song with The Dixie Chicks on Tuesday . Woody also confirmed that one of the songs they tracked this week is slated to include a guest appearance from Paul McCartney . Pretty lofty company for a bunch of bluegrass boys from North . Carolina Platt also brags a bit about the band’s
: : Blog Forum Wiki News at the speed of Bluegrass Honeywagon : Songs From Neverland posted by Brance on 08.27.10 9:57 am Tags : Honeywagon Michael Jackson Here’s something unique we just came across . The band Honeywagon was formed several years ago in the Los Angeles , CA area . They’ve released three previous CDs , each one a tribute to a different non-bluegrass . artist The first was Sympathy for Bluegrass : A Tribute to the Rolling Stones Second was Grass Stains : a bluegrass tribute to Blink 182 The third was Green Day , Blue Grass : a bluegrass tribute to Green Day The band’s newest release is Songs from Neverland A Bluegrass Tribute to Michael Jackson The CD includes 10 of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits , including Beat It Billie Jean The Way You Make Me Feel and Thriller The band