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The tremendous success of The Earls Of Leicester, both at live appearances and with record sales, should put to bed the argument that traditional bluegrass is dying or dead. This group, a superstar tribute band featuring the music of Flatt & Scruggs, is among the hottest draws on the bluegrass circuit Their first two hit [...]
The Earls of Leicester have developed quite a reputation this past few years for their eerily accurate representations of the music of Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys. Created by Jerry Douglas, the band serves up a show that recreates the sound of Flatt & Scruggs down to the minutest detail, which [...]
Rounder has released a second music video from Rattle & Roar, their latest album from The Earls Of Leicester. Like their self-titled debut in 2014, it's a tribute to the artistry of Flatt & Scruggs, with 17 lovingly rendered reproductions from the catalog of Lester and Earl. Here we get a new but not improved version [...]
This Friday's release of Rattle & Roar from The Earls of Leicester is among the most eagerly anticipated albums of 2016 to date in the bluegrass and acoustic music world. Their success since first appearing in 2013 has surprised a great many people in the music business who couldn't imagine that a Flatt & Scruggs [...]
Hosted by the International Bluegrass Music Museum, ROMP Fest 2016 delivered another fine round of bluegrass music for its 13th year. The music and the weather in Owensboro, KY was best described as hot! Thursday music kicked off with two Hall of Famers on the schedule — Larry Sparks and Del McCoury. Storms delayed the schedule [...]
Rounder has released a video from Rattle & Roar, their upcoming sophomore release from bluegrass supergroup, The Earls Of Leicester. It's for the Flatt & Scruggs classic, Why Did You Wander, one written by Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe, and recorded in 1946 at the first historic sessions with Monroe. But it wasn't released for [...]
This "power of bluegrass story" comes from Kimberly Williams, bluegrass publicist to the stars, about what she saw during this past weekend's Bluegrass On The Plains festival. Or should we say, a "no power of bluegrass story?" On Friday, June 3rd, the large crowd at Bluegrass On The Plains in Auburn, Alabama was patiently waiting [...]
Rounder Records has been justifiably proud of the success achieved by The Earls of Leicester, the throwback bluegrass band headed by Jerry Douglas honoring the classic music of Flatt & Scruggs. The label has delighted in the many awards The Earls have garnered from both the IBMA and The Grammys, and are excited about their [...]
Thanks to the organizers of the Old Settlers Music Festival in Austin, TX who shared these images of the various bluegrass artists who performed last weekend at the annual alternative music and entertainment event.
The Earls of Leicester, headed up by Jerry Douglas, will continue their romp through the music of Flatt & Scruggs with a second album of classic songs in July. Rattle & Roar, like their self-titled debut, is a collection of numbers performed by Lester & Earl during their heyday, reproduced by these bluegrass masters for a [...]
