Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road in San Diego - photo by David Cupp Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now in California, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos from the west coast. Here is Lorraine’s second installment. There’s a line in True Grass that says, “now we’re fighting everyday to [...]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road perform at a private function on their west coast tour (2/24/20) As we mentioned last week, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now in California, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos from the west coast. Here is Lorraine's first installment. I said at the outset, [...]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are heading out west, for an extended tour of California, followed by even more shows in Ontario, before heading back to North Carolina at the end go March. The keeper of the True Grass and Country Grass tradition and her band will hit several stops along the coast, starting tomorrow [...]
This article is a contribution from Janet Gibson, about the first night of live streaming at Lorraine's Coffee House & Music, which we covered last month. The cameras were rolling on January 31 at Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music in Garner, NC, as notable filmmakers captured footage for the music video of Bill Monroe’s Ol’ [...]
Lorraine's Coffee House & Music in Garner, NC is about to join the streaming revolution. The caffeine shot and bluegrass spot near Raleigh has been presenting live music since Lorraine Jordan opened the venue a couple of years ago. But starting this week, the music from the stage will be streamed live on Facebook, allowing [...]
This report from Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies is a contribution from Melanie Wilson, principal with Wilson Pickins Promotions. Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies 2019 kicked off with an energetic show packed full of well known tunes and comedic breaks from the beloved Daughters of Bluegrass. Three of the “Daughters” founding members, Lorraine Jordan, Frances [...]
No one who knows Lorraine Jordan would accuse her of being a shrinking violet. The popular bluegrass entertainer and bandleader is also an aggressive entrepreneur, running several businesses near her home in Raleigh, NC, managing two bands, and putting on a number of bluegrass events in her home state and elsewhere. And now Jordan has [...]
Carolina Road’s devotion to carrying on bluegrass tradition in the purest and most authentic way has been a hallmark of band’s ongoing efforts since the beginning. With True Grass Again, the band maintains that mantra, and does so in a most emphatic manner. “I long for those ol’ fiddles, guitar and mandolin A banjo, a [...]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road purvey the essence of traditional bluegrass, but play their songs with an edge and urgency that often hints at a deeper designs. While the vocals and instrumentation pay heed to archival precedents — Bill Monroe in particular is referenced in the title track, a tune that effectively rebuffs all those [...]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road in San Diego - photo by David Cupp Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now in California, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos from the west coast. Here is Lorraine’s second installment. There’s a line in True Grass that says, “now we’re fighting everyday to [...] 
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road perform at a private function on their west coast tour (2/24/20) As we mentioned last week, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are touring now in California, and have promised to send us regular reports with photos from the west coast. Here is Lorraine's first installment. I said at the outset, [...] 
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road are heading out west, for an extended tour of California, followed by even more shows in Ontario, before heading back to North Carolina at the end go March. The keeper of the True Grass and Country Grass tradition and her band will hit several stops along the coast, starting tomorrow [...] 
This article is a contribution from Janet Gibson, about the first night of live streaming at Lorraine's Coffee House & Music, which we covered last month. The cameras were rolling on January 31 at Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music in Garner, NC, as notable filmmakers captured footage for the music video of Bill Monroe’s Ol’ [...] 
Lorraine's Coffee House & Music in Garner, NC is about to join the streaming revolution. The caffeine shot and bluegrass spot near Raleigh has been presenting live music since Lorraine Jordan opened the venue a couple of years ago. But starting this week, the music from the stage will be streamed live on Facebook, allowing [...] 
This report from Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies is a contribution from Melanie Wilson, principal with Wilson Pickins Promotions. Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies 2019 kicked off with an energetic show packed full of well known tunes and comedic breaks from the beloved Daughters of Bluegrass. Three of the “Daughters” founding members, Lorraine Jordan, Frances [...] 
No one who knows Lorraine Jordan would accuse her of being a shrinking violet. The popular bluegrass entertainer and bandleader is also an aggressive entrepreneur, running several businesses near her home in Raleigh, NC, managing two bands, and putting on a number of bluegrass events in her home state and elsewhere. And now Jordan has [...] 
Carolina Road’s devotion to carrying on bluegrass tradition in the purest and most authentic way has been a hallmark of band’s ongoing efforts since the beginning. With True Grass Again, the band maintains that mantra, and does so in a most emphatic manner. “I long for those ol’ fiddles, guitar and mandolin A banjo, a [...] 
Danny Paisley, Lorraine Jordan, and Junior Sisk at the True Grass Benefit (9/24/18) - photo © Bill Warren Monday night kicked off IBMA’s World of Bluegrass with the True Grass Benefit for the Bluegrass Trust Fund. The event was hosted by Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road along with Pinecastle Records. The music opened with Junior [...] 