Bill Monroe 100th Year Celebration Live At Bean Blossom event

On Sunday, November 20, 2011, Rural Rhythm Records and some of its brightest stars gathered to celebrate the release of Bill Monroe 100th Year Celebration Live At Bean Blossom, a live recording of 12 selections from Rural Rhythm's family of artists, recorded live at the 45th annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival. The CD release [...]

Steve Gulley to Dale Ann Bradley

Steve Gulley has announced his departure from Grasstowne to fulfill a long-time dream of working regularly with Dale Ann Bradley. He will be singing and playing guitar with Bradley's band, working by her side on duo shows as well. Steve tells us that both of them are thrilled with their new partnership, one that has [...]

Laurie Lewis is Skippin’ and Flyin’

Is there room for another Bill Monroe tribute project during the remainder of this, the year of his Centennial Celebration? I think there is. Coming on October 18 is Skippin' and Flyin', an appreciation of Monroe from West Coast fiddler, vocalist and songwriter Laurie Lewis. She has pulled together a number of Big Mon's songs, [...]

Dale Ann – Come Home Good Boy video

Dale Ann Bradley has released a video for the first single from her new Compass CD, Somewhere South Of Crazy. The song is Come Home Good Boy, the poignant plea of a fearful mother with her young son away at war, written by Sarah Pirkle. As if the song wasn't affecting enough on its own, [...]

Catchin’ up with Dale Ann Bradley

In some ways, Dale Ann Bradley is just like the rest of us. She daydreams about getting away to the beach, frets about the search for true love and feels the aches and pains of getting older. But Dale Ann, unlike most of us, has the ability to turn life’s little curve balls into terrific [...]

Dale Ann video shoot

Compass Records sent along a few behind-the-scenes photos from a video shoot last week for Dale Ann Bradley. It will result in a music video for Come Home Good Boy, the first single from her upcoming Somewhere South Of Crazy CD, due on August 20. The video, due for a late August release, will also [...]

Dale Ann Bradley’s formula for success

Meet Dale Ann Bradley for the first time and five minutes later you feel like she’s an old friend. Somewhere South of Crazy, her upcoming release on Compass Records, delivers the same result. From the opening notes of Stuart Duncan’s fiddle on the title cut, the solid playing and Dale Ann’s tender singing envelop you [...]

Dale Ann Bradley – Somewhere South Of Crazy

Compass Records has announced August 30 as the release date for Somewhere South Of Crazy, the next album project for Dale Ann Bradley. As has become her custom, the record will include new compositions from Dale Ann and other top contemporary writers, plus memorable bluegrass classics. Oh... and at least one brilliant remake of a [...]

Dale Ann on Blue Plate Special

Stellar songstress Dale Ann Bradley will stop in this afternoon for a live radio performance on WDVX's Blue Plate Special, airing at noon today (EDT) from Knoxville, TN. Dale Ann has been recording of late for an August/September (ish) release for Compass Records. Perhaps she will share a few details about the new album during [...]

Louisa Branscomb – I’ll Take Love

Noted bluegrass/Americana songwriter Louisa Branscomb is set to release her 9th album on April 26 for Compass Records. I’ll Take Love combines Lousia's compositions with some of the finest vocalists in bluegrass (Dale Ann Bradley, Claire Lynch, Steve Gulley, Josh Williams, John Cowan), in a perfect pairing of singers and songs. You can hear samples [...]

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