The battle for the soul of bluegrass music rages on, good-naturedly of course, among those who prefer the sound that defined the genre in the beginning versus others who like to nibble away at the boundaries. Some of the argument lives on the semantic level, with artists eschewing the term "traditional" in favor of "real [...]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road celebrated the upcoming release of their next Pinecastle album, True Grass Again, with a special performance on June 30 at Lorraine's Coffee House in Garner, NC. The album features a number of special guests, as has been the band's signature of late, and several were on hand for the concert. [...]
The battle over the proper boundaries of bluegrass rages on, and Lorraine Jordan adds her $.02 in the form of a new song, ably assisted by Junior Sisk and Danny Paisley on lead vocals with Carolina Road's Tommy Long, and Randy Graham singing tenor. The song asks the musical question, Why can't bluegrass just be [...]
It's been almost exactly a year since Tommy Long stepped away from his position as guitarist and lead vocalist for Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road. The move was necessitated by a diagnosis of throat cancer last March, with treatment specified that ruled out running the road singing bluegrass. But now, 12 months later, Tommy has [...]
When we reported earlier this month about Pinecastle Records opening Bonfire Recording Studio in Greenville, SC, we mentioned their intention to use the facility for both new audio projects, and for shooting video for promoting their artists. And they haven't wasted any time getting some use out of it. Here's a new live music video [...]
Last week, Lorraine Jordan made the journey from her home in North Carolina, along with her band, to perform at the Ardara Bluegrass Festival held in Donegal in northwestern Ireland. There she did sets of her own material with Carolina Road, and played with the Garrett Newton Band, fronted by her young banjo-picking protégé. She [...]
Lorraine Jordan is over in Ireland, along with her group, Carolina Road, and The Garrett Newton Band, to perform at the 10th Annual Ardara Bluegrass Festival in Donegal this weekend. Getting there a day or two early, she took the chance to see a bit of the countryside, and shared these photos of her travels.
1st Annual Veterans Bluegrass & Gospel Festival has been scheduled for October 20-21 in Sevierville, TN. Hosted by The American Legion Post #104 and Wilson Pickins Promotions, proceeds from the two day event will go to assisting military veterans and their families in the region, especially those who suffered losses in the wildfires that raged [...]
Lorraine Jordan has released a new video from her Country Grass series, an alternate track from her recent album of the same name. The song is a bluegrass version of Ready For The Times To Get Better, a country hit for Crystal Gayle back in 1976. For Lorraine's Country Grass CD, Crystal re-recorded it with [...]
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have released another music video from their star-studded collaboration project, Country Grass. The album features a bevy of country music icons performing bluegrass versions of their biggest hits with Lorraine and the boys. This latest showcases their joint effort with Lee Greenwood on Dixie Road, an international #1 hit for [...]
The battle for the soul of bluegrass music rages on, good-naturedly of course, among those who prefer the sound that defined the genre in the beginning versus others who like to nibble away at the boundaries. Some of the argument lives on the semantic level, with artists eschewing the term "traditional" in favor of "real [...] 
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road celebrated the upcoming release of their next Pinecastle album, True Grass Again, with a special performance on June 30 at Lorraine's Coffee House in Garner, NC. The album features a number of special guests, as has been the band's signature of late, and several were on hand for the concert. [...] 
The battle over the proper boundaries of bluegrass rages on, and Lorraine Jordan adds her $.02 in the form of a new song, ably assisted by Junior Sisk and Danny Paisley on lead vocals with Carolina Road's Tommy Long, and Randy Graham singing tenor. The song asks the musical question, Why can't bluegrass just be [...] 
It's been almost exactly a year since Tommy Long stepped away from his position as guitarist and lead vocalist for Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road. The move was necessitated by a diagnosis of throat cancer last March, with treatment specified that ruled out running the road singing bluegrass. But now, 12 months later, Tommy has [...] 
When we reported earlier this month about Pinecastle Records opening Bonfire Recording Studio in Greenville, SC, we mentioned their intention to use the facility for both new audio projects, and for shooting video for promoting their artists. And they haven't wasted any time getting some use out of it. Here's a new live music video [...] 
Last week, Lorraine Jordan made the journey from her home in North Carolina, along with her band, to perform at the Ardara Bluegrass Festival held in Donegal in northwestern Ireland. There she did sets of her own material with Carolina Road, and played with the Garrett Newton Band, fronted by her young banjo-picking protégé. She [...] 
Lorraine Jordan is over in Ireland, along with her group, Carolina Road, and The Garrett Newton Band, to perform at the 10th Annual Ardara Bluegrass Festival in Donegal this weekend. Getting there a day or two early, she took the chance to see a bit of the countryside, and shared these photos of her travels. 
1st Annual Veterans Bluegrass & Gospel Festival has been scheduled for October 20-21 in Sevierville, TN. Hosted by The American Legion Post #104 and Wilson Pickins Promotions, proceeds from the two day event will go to assisting military veterans and their families in the region, especially those who suffered losses in the wildfires that raged [...] 
Lorraine Jordan has released a new video from her Country Grass series, an alternate track from her recent album of the same name. The song is a bluegrass version of Ready For The Times To Get Better, a country hit for Crystal Gayle back in 1976. For Lorraine's Country Grass CD, Crystal re-recorded it with [...] 
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have released another music video from their star-studded collaboration project, Country Grass. The album features a bevy of country music icons performing bluegrass versions of their biggest hits with Lorraine and the boys. This latest showcases their joint effort with Lee Greenwood on Dixie Road, an international #1 hit for [...] 