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The International Songwriting Competition is nearing the announcement date of its winners for 2007. The field has been narrowed to 15 finalists in each genre category. The winners will be announced in April, 2008. Our friend Frank Solivan II is one of the finalists in the Americana category, which is the closest to a bluegrass [...]
NBC News4 in the District of Columbia recently ran a story online about the DC Bluegrass Union. The story is text only and featured online in the DC Scene section of the station's website. The story takes on the tone of a concert review while the writer recounts the experience of attending a house concert [...]
Recently we told you about a show our friend Frank Solivan II did at the Kennedy Center. That performance is now available for viewing online at the center's website. The show is up in it's entirety. It looks like it's provided in a flash format so it should be no problem viewing regardless of platform [...]
Our friend Frank Solivan II has written in to let us know about a guitar workshop he is conducting with long time bluegrass singer/guitarist, John Miller. This two hour workshop with these two accomplished guitar players will take place next Saturday, February 10, 2007, from 12-2 PM. The workshop will be held at 3320 Grass [...]
The Wammies, or Washington Area Music Awards, are a function of the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA). Each year the Wammies recognize significant achievements by Washington DC area musicians. Nominations and balloting come from the association's membership. This year's awards, the 21st Annual, will be held at The State Theatre in Falls Church, VA on [...]
Frank Solivan II has announced plans to hold a one day Mandolin clinic in Alexandria, VA on Saturday January 13, 2007. Frank plays mandolin with Country Current, the US Navy's country and bluegrass band. We interviewed Frank recently on The Grasscast and you can hear samples of his playing in that episode. The clinic will [...]
Listen now: [http://media.libsyn.com/media/thegrasscast/ep48_frank_solivan_ii.mp3] (IE users click to activate) This episode of The GrassCast features an interview with Frank Solivan II. Frank plays in the Navy band Country Current. He performs on mandolin and fiddle when the band is doing bluegrass and also plays electric guitar in the country version of the band. In the interview [...]
Here is one more gallery of photos from Saturday at IBMA. I took these in the exhibit hall. Cherryholmes Jim Van Cleve Casey Henry Steve Huber Megan Lynch Reno and Rigsby Sizemore and Lawless Dan Miller Murphy Henry Tony Williams Fank Solivan II Joey Cox
Here are the rest of the photos from last night's Awards Show. Photos by Tami Roth © 2006 Vince Gill with The Del McCoury Band Del McCoury and Vince Gill Rhonda Vincent Joe Wheatley, Country Current Frank Solivan II, Country Current Tim O'Brien accepts as Male Vocalist Marty Stuart improvises when the audio goes out [...]
