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Here's a great video of Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper shot during their free concert this past Friday (4/3) at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY. It features the guys tearing it up on a version of the Bill Monroe classic, Big Mon. The lighting isn't fabulous, but the music is just fine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtu-Kz9qOGcFlamekeeper [...]
This past Friday (12/26) was Darrell Webb's first show with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper - and it was on The Grand Ole Opry! Their publicist, Kimberly Williams, was on hand and got a couple of photos of the band, as well as a bit of backstage video. She tells us that the guys whipped the [...]
Fresh off his recent departure from Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Darrell Webb has picked up and moved on, taking the guitar and lead vocal spot with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper. Darrell has spent many years touring with top level bluegrass bands, including stints with Lonesome River Band, J.D. Crowe & The New South and [...]
Michael Cleveland took home his sixth strait IBMA award for Fiddle Player of the Year, and his band Flamekeeper walked away with their second IBMA win for Instrumental Band of the Year. An astute observer may have noticed a new face in the crowd as the band took the stage. Jessie Baker joined the band [...]
Almost as soon as I walked in to the Convention Center on Monday, I ran into talented young fiddler Patrick McAvinue, currently with Audie Blaylock & Redline. He was with his charming young lady, Sarah Fitzmaurice, herself a fine bluegrass singer and musician. Patrick gave me a copy of his new CD, Rutlands Reel, just [...]
WAMU's Bluegrass Country will again be broadcasting live from IBMA this afternoon, bringing a taste of the 2008 World Of Bluegrass event to listeners worldwide who are unable to attend. Wednesday's (10/1) lineup include will include performances from Lonesome River Band and Steep Canyon Rangers, plus a discussion about IBMA's Leadership Bluegrass program. Katy Daley [...]
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper will appear on tonight's (7/25) Grand Ole Opry broadcast, surely sporting tunes from their upcoming Rounder CD, Leavin' Town, due for release on July 29. They are scheduled during the 9:00-9:30 p.m. segment (EDT). Michael will also appear this morning with Katy Daley on WAMU's Bluegrass Country online at 9:45 a.m. [...]
We posted several weeks ago with news about Leavin' Town, the upcoming CD project from Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, due from Rounder on July 29. Michael tells us that the band has a new web site that went live this morning, with a new web address to boot. You should look for them online now [...]
With gas prices making festival attendance more doubtful, for many, bluegrass on television perhaps becomes more attractive than hitherto. Recently, I was alerted to the appearance on Kentucky Educational Television's Jubilee stage of California's High Country, one of the West Coast's premier traditional bluegrass bands. Being partial to their music, I thought I would investigate. [...]
Some more information has emerged about, Leavin' Town, the upcoming Rounder CD from Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper. Rounder had previously announced that the CD would hit on July 29, and though there are no audio samples up yet online, we do have a track listing to share. Sold Down the River In My Mind to [...]
