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Great news for Blue Highway fans - their next CD project should be out later this year. They have resigned with Rounder Records and this will be their 4th Rounder CD, and 8th album release as a band. Blue Highway has seen their popularity in bluegrass grow steadily over more than ten years in the [...]
If you didn't catch Shawn Lane, Wayne Taylor and Tim Stafford of Blue Highway singing the pre-race National Anthem at the Bristol Motor Speedway on April 24, you can watch a web video of them on YouTube. They had been invited to sing before the Sharpie Mini 300, and offered up a fine version of [...]
A reminder and a correction regarding Blue Highway singing the National Anthem before this afternoon's NASCAR Busch race in Bristol, TN... Look for Shawn Lane, Tim Stafford and Wayne Taylor to kick off the race with the Star Spangled Banner shortly after the telecast begins at 3:00 p.m. (eastern) on Saturday, March 24. When we [...]
Blue Highway has been chosen to sing the National Anthem prior to the Sharpie Mini 300 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, March 24. This race is part of the NASCAR Busch series, and will be televised on the Fox Network. The pre-race ceremonies, including the anthem, are scheduled for 2:45 p.m. I asked Tim Stafford [...]
Jorma Kaukonen may never be a fixture on the bluegrass circuit, but the eclectic guitarist has been involved in a variety of roots music endeavors since his early days with The Jefferson Airplane in San Francisco's heady 1960s music scene. His first post-Airplane outing, Hot Tuna, with fellow Airplane alum Jack Casady, has endured since [...]
The July 2007 Alaska Bluegrass Cruise looks to be a great event. The line up of artists participating this year by performing and teaching workshops is sure to make it a success. Blue Highway, The Claire Lynch Band, and The Infamous Stringdusters will all be performing. The various band members will also be teaching workshops [...]
Destination festival Merlefest has just announced it's artist lineup for 2007. The event is scheduled to be held April 26-29, 2007. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday November 14, 2006 at 2:00 PM EST. Remember that this line up is subject to revision between now and next April. Personally I'm glad to see a nice [...]
The internet is all abuzz right now talking about the voice of Cyndi Wheeler. Cyndi played the pre-awards party at IBMA. The party was sponsored by BMI. Cyndi performed with Blue Highway, along with Sam Bush's rhythm section, as her band. She covered standards like September Song and What a Difference a Day Makes. Ed [...]
I remember when I was in school at South Plains College studying bluegrass music and recording technology, a friend of mine came in one day with a CD and said "You've got to hear this!" It was a recording that had all of us wondering if our world was changing forever. The CD jacket was [...]
