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Tomorrow (9/15) marks the premiere of Bluegrass Comes To The Valley on RFD-TV. This two-part miniseries will air as part of the network's popular Reno’s Old Time Music program, with Ronnie Reno visiting the famed Renfro Valley in Kentucky. In addition to presenting the history of this storied venue, the show will include performances by Marty [...]
Marty Raybon shared some info about the latest lineup of his touring bluegrass band. In addition to bringing on temps to play banjo while Chis Wade is undergoing cancer treatment, Marty has hired Jason Leek on bass and Tim Laughlin on mandolin and fiddle. Both will also contribute vocals in the group. Making the point [...]
It was Christmas in June last week for a bevy of Rural Rhythm artists in Pineville, KY. They had assembled at Pineville's Bell Theater for the filming of Christmas: The Mountain Way, set to air on BlueHighways TV later this year. On hand were Audie Blaylock, Steve Gulley, Dale Ann Bradley, Cumberland River, Marty Raybon, [...]
Marty Raybon is perhaps best known as the lead singer of popular 90’s country band Shenandoah, which had number one hits with such songs as Sunday in the South and Two Dozen Roses. However, he has also released several projects which show his bluegrass influences. His latest album, Southern Roots and Branches (Yesterday and Today), [...]
When the Passamano family moved from their homes in southern California to Nashville to relocate Rural Rhythm Records last year, they gave two specific reasons. One, and most obviously, was to be closer to the artists whose music they release, and the other to work towards a greater integration of their artists with music television [...]
If you don't recognize the name Ray Edwards, you probably will his music. His song Hard Rock Mountain Prison ('Til I Die) was a hit for IIIrd Tyme Out, as was Over In The Promised Land for Lou Reid & Carolina. Ray also composed Lou's current single, Carolina Moonshine Man. Edwards is also an award-winning banjo picker, and [...]
Marty Raybon is going at full speed. Just over a year after undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, he has two new albums coming out, with a full tour schedule planned for 2012. His album of contemporary Christian music, Hand To The Plow, has been set for release in late March on Rural Rhythm Christian, and [...]
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), was an American author and humorist better known by his pen-name Mark Twain. He is best known for his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published in 1876) and its sequel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), and his association with the Mississippi river - the setting [...]
It's often said that the annual World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville is primarily about the business of bluegrass music, and our experience this year has once again shown that to be true. IBMA week provides a great opportunity for networking, dealmaking and negotiations with all the necessary parties close at hand. One such piece [...]
We just received word from Tim Raybon, Marty's brother, about a change in their touring band - and upcoming auditions for a replacement. "Chris Davis, mandolin player and vocalist for Marty Raybon & Full Circle the last three years is pursuing other avenues. He has an outstanding self-titled album that has just been released, and [...]
