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Well, it looks like the gals in Della Mae were successful with the crowdsourcing project we highlighted last month, as they have announced a September release for their debut full-length CD, I Built This Heart. The band, based in Boston, consists of Kimber Ludiker on fiddle, Jenni Lyn Gardner on mandolin, Amanda Kowalski on bass, [...]
Here's another bluegrass artist using Kickstarter to help raise funds for a recording project. This time it's Della Mae, based in Boston, who are hoping that fans, friends and interested patrons of the bluegrass arts will pledge a total of $8000 of their projected $16,000 budget. Della Mae released a short-form EP in 2010, and [...]
This post is a contribution from Grace Van't Hof, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. She will report about her experiences at IBMA as she tries to promote her group, Della Mae. First of all, can I say that I love the women in my band? I was planning on getting up early this morning [...]
This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. After the Main Showcase performances, folks moved to the many different rooms set up for performances, many by new artists or those with new recordings to feature. Each room offers 3-5 performers so you have to schedule [...]
This post is a contribution from Grace Van't Hof, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. She will report about her experiences at IBMA as she tries to promote her group, Della Mae. Tuning up to go on the air with WAMU! The exhaustion has already set in. I told myself I would get to bed [...]
Once again, WAMU's Bluegrass Country will be broadcasting live at IBMA this afternoon from 3:00-6:00 p.m. (EDT). Today's spots will include a couple of long-time bluegrass acts and several new, young groups at World of Bluegrass looking for a chance to be heard by a wider audience. There will be lots of music, and lots [...]
This post is a contribution from Grace Van't Hof, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. She will report about her experiences at IBMA as she tries to promote her group, Della Mae. Hey all! This is Grace Van't Hof. I play the banjo in the all-female Boston bluegrass outfit, Della Mae. Jenni Lyn Gardner, Kimber [...]
Boston, MA based, bluegrass band Della Mae has just welcomed their newest member, Jenni Lyn Gardner. No, Jenni Lyn won't be playing the fiddle in the group, that gig is held down by National Fiddle Champion Kimber Ludiker. Jenni Lyn joins the group as a mandolin player and vocalist. Ms. Gardner was a part of [...]
