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With seven national recordings to her credit, Lorraine Jordan is back at it again with Carolina Road’s second Rural Rhythm release, Back to My Roots. Formed in 1998, the group remains very active on the bluegrass circuit, averaging 60 festivals per year in the US and Canada. Following their last album, the rather successful Carolina [...]
This report on the 33rd Annual Central Canada Bluegrass Awards is a contribution from Martin Chapman. Over the past weekend, the luxurious Deerhurst Resort near Huntsville, Ontario in the heart of Muskoka cottage country, underwent a major transformation. The Province's most well-known indoor and outdoor sports, business and entertainment complex was turned into a down-home, indoor bluegrass festival. The Resort [...]
Earlier this week, Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road released their newest project for Rural Rhythm Records, titled Back To My Roots. After their debut project for Rural Rhythm included some more contemporary and country-flavored material, there is a clear shift back to the traditional sound Carolina Road has become known for in the past. This is the result not [...]
Rural Rhythm has released a debut single from Back To My Roots, the upcoming Carolina Road project. The song is A Light in the Window Again, a contribution from Tom T. and Dixie Hall, which tells of the restoration of the Bill Monroe home place in Rosine, KY. It features Tommy Long, the newest member [...]
A couple of popular North Carolina bands have brought on new bass players this past few days. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have announced that Eddie Biggerstaff will handle the low end for them on the road. Eddie spent several years with Blue Ridge and has performed and recorded with Herschel Sizemore, Larry Rice, and [...]
Lorraine Jordan has a new guitarist and lead singer in Carolina Road. Tommy Long has come on board, and Dustin Benson has moved from guitar to bass. They will also have their new manager Ray Edwards, joining the group on resonator guitar for selected dates this year. Lorraine says that the rhythm section has a [...]
Lorraine Jordan has a new bass player in her band, Carolina Road. Charley Oakley, from Roxboro, NC will hold down the rhythm section, do a bit of buck dancing in the show, and keep everybody in line out on the road. In addition to working with a long string of bluegrass Gospel bands, Charley has [...]
Lorraine Jordan's most recent CD, Carolina Hurricane, is another that we've been meaning to highlight this past few months. It's her second with her current edition of her touring band, Carolina Road, and they play with the sort of comfort and authority that only comes with repetition. Jordan plays mandolin and sings lead, with Ben [...]
This past Tuesday (April 12) saw the release of the new CD from Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road, Carolina Hurricane. As you might guess from the band and the album title, this project has something of a Carolina theme. Three of the record's 12 tracks have Carolina in the title and one other references the [...]
We mentioned recently that guitarist Jerry Butler had left Pine Mountain Railroad, and just found out where he landed. Jerry has joined up with Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road where he will be featured as a lead singer along with band leader Jordan. He joins the existing band, which includes Lorraine Jordan on mandolin/vocals, David [...]
