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The August issue of Guitar Player magazine has bluegrass music's own Rob Ickes right there on the cover, where you'll more commonly find a metalhead with a threatening grimace. You can find the magazine on newsstands across the US, and in a good many music stores. Ron said that the cover feature came about after [...]
Rounder Records will release Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration - A Classic Bluegrass Tribute on August 23, a two-disc commemoration of the Father of Bluegrass during his centennial year. The album will include 28 tracks from prominent Rounder artists like The Grascals, Bluegrass Album Band, Claire Lynch, Ricky Skaggs, Blue Highway, Michael Cleveland and The Johnson [...]
Rounder has announced August 23 for the release of Blue Highway's next album, entitled Sounds Of Home. This will be the 10th band project for this award-winning group, 17 years into their much-heralded career. I had a chance to catch up with the guys yesterday to get a better feel for what to expect. Guitarist [...]
When we spoke with Rob Ickes earlier this week, he had some exciting news to share. First off, he had just found out that he will be featured on the cover of Guitar Player magazine in August. The editorial staff told Rob that this will be the first time that a resonator guitarist has been [...]
Good news for Blue Highway fans. Tim Stafford tells us that a new album won't be long in coming. "The band has finished tracking all but a few vocal parts for its new project, titled Sounds of Home. We recorded again in Big Stone Gap, VA at Maggard Sound with Jim Price at the controls. [...]
Rob Ickes sent along a few photos from the Blue Highway tracking sessions this past week at Maggard's Studio in Big Stone Gap, VA. The guys were hard at work on their 9th album of new material, which will once again focus on material written by band members. Rounder hopes to release it sometime in [...]
Tim Stafford checked in this morning with news about the next Blue Highway CD. "We started our 9th studio project – not counting compilations – this week at Maggard's Studio in Big Stone Gap, VA, where we've worked on the last three recordings with engineer Jim Price and Alan Maggard. The band decided to do [...]
Jill Geary from San Diego, CA is the winner of the Grand Prize in the 2010 World Of Bluegrass Sweepstakes. This annual contest offers a number of winners to travel to the IBMA convention in Nashville and attend free of charge. She receives 2 passes for the IBMA Fan Fest, accommodations for 2 at the [...]
This past Friday night (3/12/2010) was a big night in Roanoke, VA. Bluegrass supergroup Blue Highway, performed their 15th anniversary show at the Jefferson Center in downtown Roanoke. This band has been an inspiration to many bluegrass fans and pickers, and it was an honor to be part of their 15th anniversary celebration. The concert [...]
