This article is a contribution from Janet Gibson, about the first night of live streaming at Lorraine's Coffee House & Music, which we covered last month. The cameras were rolling on January 31 at Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music in Garner, NC, as notable filmmakers captured footage for the music video of Bill Monroe’s Ol’ [...]
Carolina Road’s devotion to carrying on bluegrass tradition in the purest and most authentic way has been a hallmark of band’s ongoing efforts since the beginning. With True Grass Again, the band maintains that mantra, and does so in a most emphatic manner. “I long for those ol’ fiddles, guitar and mandolin A banjo, a [...]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road purvey the essence of traditional bluegrass, but play their songs with an edge and urgency that often hints at a deeper designs. While the vocals and instrumentation pay heed to archival precedents — Bill Monroe in particular is referenced in the title track, a tune that effectively rebuffs all those [...]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road celebrated the upcoming release of their next Pinecastle album, True Grass Again, with a special performance on June 30 at Lorraine's Coffee House in Garner, NC. The album features a number of special guests, as has been the band's signature of late, and several were on hand for the concert. [...]
Eddy Raven hasn’t been heard from very much in the past 20 years. That was when the last of his songs hit the upper reaches of the charts, shortly before the hits began to dry up as the new millennium approached. Consequently, All Grassed Up could be considered Raven’s comeback of sorts, an earnest attempt [...]
It's been almost exactly a year since Tommy Long stepped away from his position as guitarist and lead vocalist for Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road. The move was necessitated by a diagnosis of throat cancer last March, with treatment specified that ruled out running the road singing bluegrass. But now, 12 months later, Tommy has [...]
We just received this very encouraging report from Tommy Long, guitarist and vocalist with Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, about his progress healing from treatment for throat cancer. He has been on a medical leave of absence from the band since March, and he shares these words with fans and friends. "As of now it [...]
When we reported earlier this month about Pinecastle Records opening Bonfire Recording Studio in Greenville, SC, we mentioned their intention to use the facility for both new audio projects, and for shooting video for promoting their artists. And they haven't wasted any time getting some use out of it. Here's a new live music video [...]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road had announced in early March that their long time guitarist and lead singer, Tommy Long, would be taking a medical leave of absence from the band to undergo treatment for throat cancer. Now, Lorraine has scheduled an all-star concert for May 21 in Dobson, NC to help raise money for [...]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have announced today that Tommy Long, their guitarist and lead singer this past 6 years, is stepping aside from the group for a medical leave of absence. A recent cancer diagnosis means that he will need to undergo intensive treatment, and will be unable to sing or travel during that [...]
This article is a contribution from Janet Gibson, about the first night of live streaming at Lorraine's Coffee House & Music, which we covered last month. The cameras were rolling on January 31 at Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music in Garner, NC, as notable filmmakers captured footage for the music video of Bill Monroe’s Ol’ [...] 
Carolina Road’s devotion to carrying on bluegrass tradition in the purest and most authentic way has been a hallmark of band’s ongoing efforts since the beginning. With True Grass Again, the band maintains that mantra, and does so in a most emphatic manner. “I long for those ol’ fiddles, guitar and mandolin A banjo, a [...] 
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road celebrated the upcoming release of their next Pinecastle album, True Grass Again, with a special performance on June 30 at Lorraine's Coffee House in Garner, NC. The album features a number of special guests, as has been the band's signature of late, and several were on hand for the concert. [...] 
Eddy Raven hasn’t been heard from very much in the past 20 years. That was when the last of his songs hit the upper reaches of the charts, shortly before the hits began to dry up as the new millennium approached. Consequently, All Grassed Up could be considered Raven’s comeback of sorts, an earnest attempt [...] 
It's been almost exactly a year since Tommy Long stepped away from his position as guitarist and lead vocalist for Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road. The move was necessitated by a diagnosis of throat cancer last March, with treatment specified that ruled out running the road singing bluegrass. But now, 12 months later, Tommy has [...] 
We just received this very encouraging report from Tommy Long, guitarist and vocalist with Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, about his progress healing from treatment for throat cancer. He has been on a medical leave of absence from the band since March, and he shares these words with fans and friends. "As of now it [...] 
When we reported earlier this month about Pinecastle Records opening Bonfire Recording Studio in Greenville, SC, we mentioned their intention to use the facility for both new audio projects, and for shooting video for promoting their artists. And they haven't wasted any time getting some use out of it. Here's a new live music video [...] 