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Despite a nagging sore throat, Rhonda Vincent is heading out for her shows this weekend. She has quite a bit of time in the bus, with shows in Missouri, Nebraska and Texas over the next 3 days. Darrell Webb will be in tow for the weekend, filling the guitar slot recently vacated by Josh Williams. [...]
We got to see a great deal of good music last night. The official IBMA showcase presentation in the main ballroom featured one strong act after another, and we managed to catch one after hours show before the travails of a day at IBMA sent us scurrying for the covers. First up was Meantime, from [...]
The Grand Ole Opry has some good bluegrass on tap this weekend, during both the Friday and Saturday night radio broadcasts. Friday (7/6) has Mountain Heart in the 10:00-10:30 p.m. slot, and Jesse McReynolds in the 10:30-11:00 segment. On the big Saturday night show (7/7), Mountain Heart is back (9:00-9:30, 11:00-11:30 slots), as is Bobby [...]
On October 28, 2006 The Daughters Of Bluegrass took home the coveted Recorded Event of the Year award for their second CD release, Back To The Well. The evening before the awards were announced, they also performed at an official IBMA showcase, and video from that show is now posted on YouTube. Songs available from [...]
The bluegrass trading season is in full swing and The Dale Ann Bradley Band has acquired new members in the recent trades. Dale Ann has gathered together some great bluegrass musicians to put together her new high powered band. The first bit of news is that mandolin player and tenor singer Jeff Parker has left [...]
The November/December issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is in the mail, with Rhonda Vincent on the cover. Publishers Kevin and Lori Kerfoot tell us that this is their first Women In Bluegrass edition - an "all girls issue" - something they plan to make into an annual project at BMP. In addition to the cover [...]
We posted back in August about Dale Ann Bradley's newest release, Catch Tomorrow, when we first received a promo copy. The hope we expressed at the time was that now, at long last, this extremely talented vocalist and expressive song stylist may finally have all the pieces in place to make a lasting mark on [...]
John visits with Dale Ann Bradley in this episode of The GrassCast. John and Dale Ann discuss her new CD Catch Tomorrow, and specifically talk about about several of the tunes. They also trace Dale Ann's carreer in bluegrass music, talk about her band members both past and present, women in bluegrass, and what's in [...]
Here is a gallery of photos from the Wednesday Showcases, both official and after hours, here at IBMA 2006. Photos by Tami Roth © 2006 Jeremy Garrett Chris Pandolfi Andy Hall Chris Eldridge Jesse Cobb Chris Pandolfi Downhill Bluegrass Band Frankie Nagle Audie Blaylock Michael Cleveland The Lovell Sisters Rhonda Vincent Donica Christensen Daughters of [...]
We've posted a number of times recently about Dale Ann Bradley, her new CD Catch Tomorrow, and the recent changes in her touring band. In those posts, we expressed hope that her new association with Compass Records would help her music be heard by a larger audience, and suggested that this new CD was well-positioned [...]
