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Somewhere around the second or third trip through the buffet line, even the best-tasting dishes start losing their appeal. Too much, even of the good stuff, is, well, too much. I couldn’t shake that feeling while listening to the Daughters of Bluegrass box set, Pickin’ Like A Girl. Don’t get me wrong. There are plenty [...]
Last week, Donna Ulisse shot a new music video for I Am A Child Of God, a track from her 2007 album, When I Look Back. The song will serve as the title track for a compilation project due for a June release, with a selection of her previously-recorded Gospel numbers, plus two new ones. [...]
This past weekend Terry and Jan Lease hosted the 19th edition of the Great Northern Indoor Bluegrass Music Festival. Friday brought Newtown, Larry Sparks, Special C, Kody Norris, and a relatively new band from Minnesota, Copper Creek. Saturday featured Donna Ulisse, The Boxcars, Little Roy Lewis and Lizzy Long, Jerry Butler, and the Harman’s. Donna did [...]
Donna Ulisse has announced the availability of her first songbook, All The Way to Bethlehem. After a few trials and tribulations, and sterling work by Ulisse and her associates, Donna has published a songbook, a companion to the recently-released Christmas CD of the same name. The book contains sheet music, written in the keys that [...]
Here is a lovely waltz from Donna Ulisse, a perfect song for Christmas Eve taken from her All The Way From Bethlehem CD. The song is He Is Here, part of her song cycle re-telling of the nativity story on the new album, where several of the primary characters share their part of the story [...]
With Christmas quickly approaching, many artists have begun releasing albums full of traditional Christmas tunes. In the bluegrass world, that often consists of such classics as Christmas Time’s a Comin’ or Beautiful Star of Bethlehem, in addition to popular modern songs like White Christmas. Donna Ulisse has recently joined the crowd of artists who have [...]
Donna Ulisse is to play on WDVX's Blueplate Special on Friday (9 November) from noon to 1:00 p.m. (EST). The show broadcasts in east Tennesse at 102.9 FM, and worldwide via live online streaming. The singer songwriter, who was nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2012 Songwriter of the Year award, along with her [...]
Now that November is upon us, it seems like fair game to start talking about Christmas, and the new Christmas-themed project from Donna Ulisse. All The Way To Bethlehem, recently released by Hadley Music Group, is quite a departure from the typical Christmas album. There's not an old familiar song to be found; in fact [...]
Imagine working with six or eight co-writers, with a goal of finishing a song and having a band learn, arrange and perform it — all in about eight hours spread over two days. Oh yeah, and the “studio” is a gritty warehouse with a noisy industrial-sized fan to keep the August air moving, and most [...]
Here are Frank Baker's photos from Thursday night at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. He is busily uploading more images from the rest of the weekend, and we will post them over the next day or so.
