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Rebel Records has reissued two more classic out-of-print recordings as download-only releases. First up is a Lonesome River Band album from 1988, one which many recent fans of the band may learn about for the first time. Saturday Night, Sunday Morning came out on LP several years before the band took the bluegrass world by [...]
Sammy Shelor has just posted some live video clips on the Lonesome River Band web site, shot this past March at the Moncton High School in Moncton, NB. The video was shot by an audience member with a handheld camera, but he does a good job and the audio is quite good. Five songs are [...]
Don't forget to log on to the streaming audio from WDVX at noon today to hear Lonesome River Band and Belinda Gail and Curly Musgrave on The Blue Plate Special. WDVX broadcasts at 89.9 FM from Knoxville, TN, and live online via Windows Media or iTunes from their web site.
Just Right Productions and JamBase are offering a chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to the Spirit of Bluegrass Music Fest - March 15-17, 2007 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. If you are not already a JamBase member, you'll need to create a free membership in [...]
Sammy Shelor let us know today that he has two new members with him in Lonesome River Band. To be precise, it's actually one new member, and one returning. Brandon Rickman is back with the band, playing guitar and singing lead, returning after being gone for a year and a half. He had asked out [...]
Sammy Shelor called yesterday to let us know that he has hired Andy Ball to replace recently departed mandolinist/tenor singer Jeff Parker in Lonesome River Band. Andy is a young man, just graduated from college, who grew up in Detroit, MI playing with his family as a member of The Richard Ball Family. He had [...]
We mentioned a few days ago that IIIrd Tyme Out banjoist Steve Dilling had assembled a band of his fellow bluegrass professionals to perform on a brief tour in early December. We just got word that one of the tour dates, which will also include a show by Lonesome River Band, will be recorded by [...]
Bluegrass booking agency Roe Entertainment has announced the addition of Jesse McRynolds to it's artist roster. Jesse should need no introduction to bluegrass fans. In addition to McRynolds Roe has also recently added Karl Shiflett & Big Country, and The SteelDrivers. These additions have doubled the number of artists Roe is booking. Prior to this [...]
Last night's Keynote Address, traditionally offered on the first night of the IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention, was delivered by Jerry Douglas. His address seemed to focus on three basic themes: bluegrass music is in good shape, it is being noticed by the larger music industry, and we ought to be willing to share it [...]
The band New River Line has just announced the release of a new CD, Chasing My Dreams, on Kindred Records. Chasing My Dreams is the sophomore recording from this Kentucky band and features 12 original songs all written by members of the band. For those of you not familiar with the band, the members are [...]
