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Steve Johnson, Principal with Mountain Music Entertainment has announced that he is closing the agency to take the job of Artist Relations manager with MerleFest. This explains yesterday's announcement that Junior Sisk had left Johnson for representation with Roe Entertainment. Steve says that he will be assisting the rest of his acts in obtaining new [...]
Matt Wallace has been announced as the newest member of The StillHouse Band, fronted by Mark Newton and Steve Thomas. A native of Knoxville, TN, Wallace has spent years working with a variety of bluegrass acts, including David Parmley, Paul Williams and Audie Blaylock. He is expected to start with The StillHouse Band later this [...]
A reunion of the influential 1980s bluegrass band, The Virginia Squires, has been scheduled for August 24 in Fredricksburg, VA. The all-day event, which will also include a golf outing, is a benefit for bluegrass veteran Mark Newton. We had reported last month that Newton was taken ill in Virginia during the Graves Mountain Festival [...]
Though the annual Summer NAMM show in Nashville is oriented to the wider music retail industry, that doesn't mean that a bit of bluegrass didn't find its way into the mix. Here are a few photos of Mark Newton and Steve Thomas performing at the Cedar Creek Custom Case booth on Saturday.
Bluegrass singer Mark Newton had to miss part of the Graves Mountain festival this past weekend, an event he has helped plan and promote for most of its 20 year history. He spent some time in a nearby hospital, but would seem to be doing fine. He issued this statement last night: "I would like [...]
We caught up recently with bluegrass singer/songwriter Mark Newton, who filled us in on his latest venture. After touring much of this year in a duo project with Carl Jackson, Mark has picked up a pair of strong pickers and will be working as a trio, billed as Mark Newton's Stillhouse Band. Joining Newton on [...]
This week's edition of Into The Blue, produced and voiced by award-winning broadcaster Terry Herd, will feature interviews with Carl Jackson and Mark Newton. They join Terry to discuss All Star Jam - Live At Grave's Mountain, recorded during the Graves Mountain Festival of Music in Syria, VA earlier this year. The album features a [...]
It's exciting to see all the attention that is being given to the upcoming Bill Monroe centennial in 2011. The ongoing campaign to have Bill Monroe memorialized with an official postage stamp from the US Postal Service is kicking into high gear. Visit www.billmonroestamp.org to find out how you can get on board. Our friends [...]
Mark Newton has a music video for the title track of his latest CD, Hillbilly Hemingway. It will load and play automatically when you visit his web site. The song, written by Mike Ward, Tommy Meece and Carl Jackson, is a tribute to country music legend Hank Williams. The video includes a series of images [...]
Dobro player Randy Kohrs will be joining the Mark Newton Band for at least three shows during the month of May. All three shows are in the state of Virginia. Date: Thursday, May 3, 07 Venue: Ashland Coffee & Tea City/State: Ashland, VA. Time: 2-45 min. sets. 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Date: Friday, May [...]
