Molly Rose from Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
For their latest Pinecastle Records single, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have tapped bass played Kevin Lamm to sing the lead vocal. It’s their version of Molly Rose, written by veteran Virginia banjo man Lynwood Lunsford. The song has become a popular bluegrass favorite, recorded by a number of other artists, including Jeff Parker. Jordan […]
Tennessee Bluegrass Band at Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music
Tennessee Bluegrass Band at Lorraine’s Coffee House (12/12/25) – photo © G. Nicholas Hancock Lorraine Jordan, owner and operator of Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music in Garner, NC, selected the Tennessee Bluegrass Band to close out this 2025 season of live Friday and Saturday night music performances at the popular Raleigh-area venue. The band, consisting […]
Lorraine Jordan and Tom Worley wed
Lorraine Jordan and Tom Worley on their wedding day (4/5/25) – photo © Adrien Barrett Lorraine Jordan, leader of the long-running Carolina Road bluegrass band, and Dr. Thomas Worley, were married in a beautiful ceremony on April 5, 2025. The wedding took place in the Grand Marquis Ballroom in Garner, North Carolina, Lorraine’s hometown for over […]
Last Friday night at Lorraine’s Coffeehouse & Music
Tom Worley and Lorraine Jordan at Lorraine’s Coffeehouse & Music (9/27/24) – photo © Bill Warren The week long IBMA World of Bluegrass is moving to Chattanooga next year, but that doesn’t mean that bluegrass is leaving the Raleigh area. It continues strongly every week at Lorraine’s Coffeehouse & Music in nearby Garner. This past […]
Songwriters Showcase at Lorraine’s Coffee House
Songwriters Showcase at Lorraine’s Coffeehouse (9/25/24) – photo © Bill Warren Lorraine Jordan, the Lady of Tradition, for the third consecutive year, capitalized on the talent in Raleigh for IBMA to invite a group of leading songwriters in the bluegrass genre to share their talents at her coffee house in nearby Garner, NC, on Wednesday […]
Classic Promotions and Jordan Entertainment take ownership of three NC festivals
Bluegrass musicians and festival promoters, Allen Dyer and Lorraine Jordan, have added two more festivals, the North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival and the McDowell County Country Round Up (both held in Marion) to their portfolio. The pair recently announced the acquisition of the Cherokee Bluegrass Festival, (held the first weekend in June) in Cherokee, NC, […]
Keepers of the Flame video from Lorraine Jordan & Country Grass
For several years now, Lorraine Jordan has proudly carried the nickname, Lady of Tradition, something she emphasizes in the music she records and performs with her touring band, and on the festivals she promotes in the southeastern US. If Lorraine is involved, you know it will be traditional bluegrass or country music. This theme is […]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road trek to Wyoming for video shoot
Lorraine Jordan shared some photos of the trip she took with her band, Carolina Road, out west to Wyoming recently. The proximate reason for the visit was to play at friend and songwriter David Stewart’s Occidental Hotel in Buffalo, WY. But as long as they were there, they all decided to take in some sightseeing, […]
Tom Langdon Memorial Show at Lorraine’s Coffee House
David “Hambone” Hamlett, Brian Batten, Phil Wise, Clyde Mattocks, Pammy Davis Lassiter,and Kevin Tompkins at Lorraine’s Coffee House (3/1/24) – photo © Laura Tate Ridge Saturday night, March 1, I had the pleasure of attending the Dr. Tom Langdon Memorial Show at Lorraine’s Coffee House in Garner, NC. Tom was known not only as a […]
Lorraine Jordan documentary takes NC film prize
A documentary film on the life of bluegrass bandleader and entrepreneur Lorraine Jordan, Living Like I’m Dying, was given the Audience Choice award at the recent Fuquay Film Festival in North Carolina. The documentary, which premiered at the festival, was produced by Mickey Stroud, and directed by Stroud and Todd Tinkham. Running to 54 minutes, […]
