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Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have released another music video from their Country Grass CD, this time with bluegrass and country star Marty Raybon in tow. It's one of the most fun songs on the record, a grassy remake of Darned If I Don't, Danged If I Do which was a hit for Shenandoah in [...]
Sell out crowds enjoyed the holidays early in Pigeon Forge, TN with the Christmas in the Smokies Bluegrass Festival, December 9-12. Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road served as the host band and Royce Jordan returned as emcee for the 19th annual event promoted by Jordan Entertainment. The four day festival showcased traditional bluegrass bands from around the [...]
Daniel Mullins will be reporting from the 2015 Bean Blossom Festival all week, as Internet service in the campground allows. Check back each day for his reports and photos. The remainder of his reports will be after the fact. The sixth day of the 49th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival was an exciting one, featuring [...]
Rudyfest kicked off Tuesday night with a surprise road guest. Lorraine Jordan was passing thru Grayson, Kentucky and stopped in at the festival grounds. She rounded up the Carolina Road crew and opened the festival, featuring a number of tunes from her new project, Country Grass. Local favorites, PPR followed. Blue Mafia closed the first [...]
The sideman project has become a staple of the bluegrass recording world, in a way that doesn't even exist in most of the popular music industry. Can you imagine Miranda Lambert's bass player expecting her to sing a couple of songs on his solo project, and then including one of the songs in her show? [...]
Marty Raybon has announced Luke Monday as his new banjo player with Full Circle. Luke has actually been out with Marty for the past few months, but now it's official. This is Munday's second stint with Marty, and he is really psyched for the opportunity. "I'm really excited to be back out on the road playing music with [...]
Breaking Grass opened the final day of the 11th edition of the Palatka Bluegrass Festival. They are a young, high energy band that does primarily original music. The Dry Branch Fire Squad came back for the 2nd day. Ron Thomason’s humor and old time music won the crowd yet again. Little Roy Lewis is still a bundle [...]
Chris Shelton with Hook Mandolins made a good showing during the SPBGMA convention earlier this month. He found endorsers for both of his mandolin lines. One was a foregone conclusion, as Zach Rambo from Marty Raybon and Full Circle had technically signed on as an endorser some months earlier, but hadn't been able to take delivery of [...]
Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers kicked off the November edition of the Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival. New member, fiddler Jason Barie, made his debut. Ralph Stanley II then brought the signature “Stanley” sound to the stage. Russell Moore wowed the crowd with the great music of IIIrd Tyme Out. Jason “Sweet Tater” Tomlin [...]
The 2014 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion wrapped up Sunday and the entertainment provided on the Country Music Mural Stage proved to be powerful. Sunday’s artists included Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome, Mandolin Orange, Marty Raybon & Full Circle, and The Krueger Brothers. As always, Sunday is a more relaxed day at the festival. Fans [...]
