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Choosing a name for a new band is often the most trying aspect of getting one up and going. Unless you plan on using the name of the band leader (if there is one) as the moniker, getting several strong-willed musicians to agree on something so personal is rarely a simple thing. Often there is [...]
The best laid plans of mice and men... Veteran bluegrass singer Darrin Beachley had fully intended to dedicate himself to a new career in the medical field. Sure, he loved the bluegrass life, but the allure of regular paychecks and company benefits at a day job found the former Quicksilver guitarist announcing his retirement from [...]
What ever happened to Darren Beachley? That's a question we've heard more than once in the precincts of Bluegrass Today. After a successful stint with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Beachley kicked up some dust with a group he called Legends Of The Potomac, featuring Tom Gray, Norman Wright, Mike Auldridge and Mark Delaney. The group fizzled [...]
Frank Wakefield spent a lot of time Saturday night telling people how lousy he is. “I’m the world’s worst mandolin player,” he told a full house in Garrett Park, Md. “If you don’t believe it, just ask me.” Later, after the show, Wakefield told me what to say in my review: “Tell ‘em how we [...]
We heard this morning from Kimberly Williams, publicist for Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, in response to our post last night, Former Flamekeepers move on. Michael took particular exception to the use of the word "acrimonious" in describing the recent departure of long time band members Tom Adams, Marshall Wilborn and Jesse Brock - as did [...]
Tom Adams, Jesse Brock and Marshall Wilborn, fresh from their falling out with Michael Cleveland, are forming a new band and hope to hit the studio this summer. The band doesn't have a name, has no gigs lined up and still needs to hire fiddle and banjo players. "This is still in the very early [...]
Unexpected news regarding one of the hottest bands on the bluegrass circuit... We have learned that all of the members of Flamekeeper save bandleader Michael Cleveland and new banjo player Charlie Cushman are out of the picture. Guitarist and primary lead vocalist Tom Adams confirmed the change regarding bass player Marshall Wilborn, mandolinist Jesse Brock [...]
Yesterday, Lynn Morris demonstrated the indomitable nature of the human spirit when she returned to the stage after an eight year absence at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, VA. Just as she was enjoying her greatest success as s singer, recording artist and bandleader, Lynn suffered a devastating stroke in 2003 three days [...]
Wonderful news - Lynn Morris will perform at the 2011 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival this Spring! A very special, one-time reunion of The Lynn Morris Band has been arranged for Sunday, May 1, the final day of the festival. She will be joined on stage by her husband Marshall Wilborn on bass, Tom Adams on [...]
Marshall Wilbon - 2010 Bass Player of the Year
