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In addition to plugging away on the bluegrass circuit, we understand that mandolinist, vocalist and band leader Jimmy Bowen is shopping a country project to record companies in Nashville. Steve Brooks mentioned recently in his Music Biz and Broadcast Beat column in Country Music Report that... Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe are working with Music [...]
There are clips of two tracks from the upcoming Blue Moon Rising CD posted on the band's MySpace page. The songs are Where There's A Road and The Hanging Tree. The new project is due for release in January 2008 on Lonesome Day Records. Where There's A Road is being released as a single to [...]
And now they are four.. The Lost and Found have officially brought mandolinist Scott Napier on board as a full time member. Scott had been filling in with the band as his schedule allowed since the tragic and untimely death of original mandolinist Dempsey Young in December of 2006. Napier had toured recently with Marty [...]
North Carolina public radio station WNCW celebrates its 18th year broadcasting today, having signed on for the first time on October 13, 1989. Popular WNCW bluegrass show Goin' Across The Mountain will close out their big day, running from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. (ET). Show host Dennis Jones noted with pride in a recent [...]
The long-awaited concert DVD release from IIIrd Tyme Out is finally available. The video is the companion to their recent live CD, Round III at the MAC, filmed during the same concert performance in November 2005 at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonburg, KY. You can pick up the DVD at any of their live [...]
We posted last week from IBMA about the imminent debut of The Dan Tyminski Band in 2008. The band will feature Dan on guitar and vocals, along with Adam Steffey on mandolin, Barry Bales on bass, Justin Moses on fiddle and Ron Stewart on banjo. I spoke with Ron earlier this week, and he expressed [...]
CMT.com has an article on Cherryholmes up today by Edward Morris. The article describes how the popular family band came to be - a story that will be familiar to their many fans - and includes a lengthy interview with patriarch Jere Cherryholmes. Among the topics covered are the family's closeness with Jimmy Martin, and [...]
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper have announced that veteran bass player Marshall Wilborn has joined the band, and will appear with them on stage starting this weekend. I had been expecting this announcement since last week, as the new band photo (to the right) was on display at the Roe Entertainment booth in the IBMA exhibit [...]
Also on Internet radio today is Uncle Billy Dunbar's interview with Sammy Shelor of Lonesome River Band on WorldWideBluegrass.com. Dunbar sat down with Sammy at the Nebraska Bluegrass Festival in Lincoln, NE and they discussed the band's fall schedule and future recording plans. Check out the Shelor interview on Country Unplugged with Uncle Billy Dunbar [...]
Musical guests today (10/11) on WDVX's Blue Plate Special will be The Lovell Sisters. These three young women are already experienced performers, though still in their teens or early twenties. Megan plays resophonic guitar, Rebecca mandolin, and Jessica fiddle and all three contribute vocals. Blue Plate Special airs live performances each weekday at noon (eastern), [...]
