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Lonesome River Band is on the cover of the February 2010 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited, on newstands now. The cover feature - plus a sidebar on LRB guitarist/vocalist Brandon Rickman - was written by Chris Stuart, a regular BU contributor and a noted west coast songwriter and bandleader. Chris tells us that he came away [...]
This post is part of our occasional feature, Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for a bluegrass songwriter we might want to consider, please contact us. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Chris Stuart plays guitar and leads his own band, Backcountry, based in Del Mar, California. His first professional involvement in bluegrass was as a [...]
Ken Orrick of Lost Highway died at his home on Saturday (1/24) after a massive heart attack. Orrick, guitarist/vocalist with Lost Highway, a band originally from Orange County, California, was a founder member and stayed with them until the mid 1980s when the group disbanded. Lost Highway was reformed in 1996 with Orrick, who was [...]
Chris Stuart, singer, songwriter - and the 2008 IBMA Print Media Person of The Year - will join Carol Beaugard on Friday morning on WFDU. He'll talk with Carol about his new status as the winner of a major award, and his latest CD release with Backcountry, Crooked Man. Carol's show, Lonesome Pine RFD, is [...]
On my personal list of bluegrass artists who rarely get the exposure and credit they deserve, songwriter Chris Stuart's name is always prominent. Songwriters generally toil in the shadows, and folks in the business are among the few who keep up with who has written what. Chris currently has two songs on the Bluegrass Unlimited [...]
Chris Stuart is back in the studio this winter working on a new project. Like previous CDs with his band, Backcountry, it will primarily feature original songs written within the group, but in a first for Chris this new album will be a digital only release. Crooked Man is expected to be available in early [...]
Our friends at BluegrassCountry.org have launched a new feature as part of their 40th Anniversary celebration of bluegrass programming on WAMU. It's called Musician Tips and will be a weekly audio segment with prominent bluegrass artists sharing advice on a wide range of topics that will be of interest to those seeking to improve their [...]
I suppose it was only a matter of time... Eric Uglum's two mega-talented stepsons, Christian and Austin Ward, became members of Chris Stuart & Backcountry a few months back. Just recently, Chris' Backcountry label released a new CD from Eric and his young wards, and now comes the announcement that Eric is the newest member [...]
Our friends at UKBluegrass.com just let us know that they have posted to their blog an interview with John and Moira Wirtz who organize Europe's largest bluegrass/old time music camp, Sore Fingers. The camp has been running each year since 1996 and is scheduled for April 9-14, 2007 this year. The interview is quite readable [...]
Bob Webster at BluegrassCountry.org had a chance to talk with Chris Stuart and Janet Beazley before their performance at Luckett's Schoolhouse last month. That interview is being aired this week on WAMU and online at BluegrassCountry.org. Aspiring songwriters should take note at Chris describes the thought process he uses to write songs like Dear Friends [...]
