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Later this afternoon, you can catch an interview with Lonesome River Band's Sammy Shelor on WorldWideBluegrass.com. Sam will join WWB host Gracie Muldoon at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) on Friday afternoon (9/8) for a chat, which will surely include their newest CD, The Road With No End, and the attention they are getting from fans and [...]
We expect that readers of Bluegrass Today know Sammy Shelor as the award-winning banjo player and manager of Lonesome River Band. Some may be aware of his work with the state of Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, more commonly known as The Crooked Road, and a few may even realize that his wife, Sue, operates a [...]
Episode #40 features an interview with banjo player and band leader Sammy Shelor. We've interviewed Sammy before, but felt like it was time for an update. Lonesome River Band has seen some band member changes, has a new CD out, and a new website and online store since the last time we talked to Sammy. [...]
Just last week, Lonesome River Band celebrated the release of The Road With No End, their tenth project as a band, and their first with the newly-reconstituted membership. Bandleader Sammy Shelor has brought former Lost & Found lead singer Barry Berrier aboard on bass, and perennial sideman Shannon Slaughter (Larry Stephenson, Melonie Cannon) in on [...]
More cruise offerings for bluegrass folks. This one is the Bell Buckle Music Cruise sailing to Freeport and Nassau, Bahamas on Carnival Cruise Line's Sensation. The dates for this cruise are February 4 - 8, 2007. The line up for this cruise is as follows with this one note. Their list of performers includes Ernie [...]
Huber Banjos got its start in 1997 when Steve Huber introduced his Vintage Flathead banjo tone ring. Steve's earlier investigations had shown him that the alloys used in most modern banjo tone rings differed significantly from that which was used for the vintage, "pre war" banjos so prized by banjo pickers and collectors alike. He [...]
Lonesome River Band has announced that they are now represented by Roe Entertainment in Nashville. Jim Roe is the agent, and he can be reached at 615-770-2622, ext 10, or by email. Sammy Shelor with LRB says that they have some dates still for '06, and are accepting dates now for '07 and beyond. He [...]
The next CD from Lonesome River Band, The Road With No End, is scheduled for a July release on Mountain Home Records. Sammy Shelor mentioned yesterday that he has a few more banjo tracks to finish, and then they will be ready to start mixing. This will be the first release from the newly reconfigured [...]
Those of you who have listened to last weeks episode of the GrassCast heard Sammy Shelor talking about a new updated website. There were some minor delays getting things switched over, but we're happy to tell you that the new construction is under way. Right now if you go visit the site you'll be able [...]
In episode #9 of The GrassCast we bring you an interview with Sammy Shelor. Sammy stopped by the AcuTab office to share some exciting news about The Lonesome River Band with John, and we captured it as an interview. They talk about Sammy announcements concerning the band, a new Sammy Shelor instructional DVD, a solo [...]
