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Rural Rhythm Records is hard at work on a music video for the title track of their God Didn't Choose Sides album, which contains stories of tragedy, love and loss during the War Between The States. The songs were commissioned specifically for this project, from a number of noted bluegrass writers, looking at the war [...]
Jim Lauderdale and Sam Bush at the IBMA Awards nominations - photo © Alane Anno Photography "Good evening, music lovers!" effused Sam Bush, to a packed-out barn of bluegrass fans and industry folks who'd gathered at the Loveless Barn just outside Nashville last night (August 14) for a special edition of Music City Roots, the [...]
Bluegrass fans having been awaiting Never Thought Of Looking Back, banjo man Terry Baucom's second solo project, for some time. A debut single, What'll I Do, was released in March, and has spent several weeks at or near the top of our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart much of the summer. The CD is due August 20 [...]
The Back Forty, so called to mark Marty Raybon’s 40th anniversary in the music business, is his latest release on the Rural Rhythm label (RR 1111). It consists of 10 songs, half of which Raybon helped to write and each of them is of an equally high standard. The disc starts with what was the [...]
Here's a look at the first two days of Red, White & Bluegrass from Bill Warren. More to come as the festival continues through this week.
When we reported last week that Randy Barnes was taking over on bass with Marty Raybon, we wondered what had become of Jayd Raines, who had just joined the band earlier this year. We caught up with him over the weekend, and discovered that he and his wife, Selena, have big news to share. "I [...]
Randy Barnes is the new bass player with Marty Raybon & Full Circle. He has been out with the band since April 28, and is also participating in the harmony singing. He joins Chris Wade on banjo, Zach Rambo on mandolin, and Tim Raybon on fiddle and sock rhythm guitar. Marty, of course, handles the [...]
Like the name of his band, Marty Raybon has come Full Circle. From starting out as part of a bluegrass family band with his brothers in the early ‘70s, to riding the wave at the top of country music fame with his group Shenandoah to releasing music with his brother Tim, Marty has come back [...]
Rural Rhythm Records has announced a March 26 release for The Back Forty, the next CD from Marty Raybon & Full Circle. The title was chosen to mark Marty's 40 years in the music business, reflecting on the next four decades. Raybon brought 5 new songs he co-wrote to this 10-track project, along with classics [...]
Music about the Civil War is a staple of bluegrass and folk music. There are some memorable songs and terrific collections that recall the pain and anguish of brother fighting brother. But I’m pretty sure there’s never been anything like God Didn’t Choose Sides, the startling CD from Rural Rhythm in which each of the [...]
