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Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper will be performing live today (5/2) at noon on WDVX's Blue Plate Special. Presumably, they will include material from their upcoming Rounder release, due out in late July. Blue Plate Special is broadcast on WDVX-FM 102.9 in Knoxville, TN - and via live streaming online. The audio is not archived, so [...]
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper will perform live on the air later this morning (12/7) from the studios of WFDU FM 89.1 in New Jersey. The band will join hosts Carol Beaugard and Steve Lutke on Lonesome Pine RFD from 11:00 a.m. until noon (EST). WFDU's broadcast signal covers the New York City metro area, and [...]
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper have announced that veteran bass player Marshall Wilborn has joined the band, and will appear with them on stage starting this weekend. I had been expecting this announcement since last week, as the new band photo (to the right) was on display at the Roe Entertainment booth in the IBMA exhibit [...]
The unwieldy band name "Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock" has become a bit less of a tongue twister for emcees everywhere. Michael announced yesterday (8/25) that Audie has left the group, and that singer/guitarist/songwriter Todd Rakestraw will step in to take his spot. Rakestraw has been performing with Timberline Drive, and was an [...]
The debut band CD from Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, featuring Audie Blaylock, is being recorded now in Nashville. Jeff White is producing, and while no official announcement has yet been made, Rounder Records is expected to release the new project early next year. At this point, the band is laying down some rhythm tracks while [...]
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock have a 10 day Canadian tour in the works for next month. Their first show is on April 20 in Ontario, where they will spend the largest part of their time in Canada. All the Canadian dates are listed on the band's tour schedule page online. On another [...]
Listen now: [http://media.libsyn.com/media/thegrasscast/ep49_michael_cleveland.mp3] (IE users click to activate) This episode of The GrassCast features an interview with Michael Cleveland. Michael was nominated for several awards at the recent IBMA and won two of them. The interview was recorded before the awards show so he didn't know he was going to win. He did win Fiddle [...]
Here is a gallery of photos from the Wednesday Showcases, both official and after hours, here at IBMA 2006. Photos by Tami Roth © 2006 Jeremy Garrett Chris Pandolfi Andy Hall Chris Eldridge Jesse Cobb Chris Pandolfi Downhill Bluegrass Band Frankie Nagle Audie Blaylock Michael Cleveland The Lovell Sisters Rhonda Vincent Donica Christensen Daughters of [...]
I was cruising around the Renaissance Hotel about 2:00 in the morning on Wednesday night looking for something cool. Somebody introduced me to Mike Bucayu outside of the conference room on the second floor where Mountain Home records was showcasing their artists. Mike's wife came out of the room and told him that Michael Cleveland [...]
This award is for an outstanding recorded performance by an artist or artists featuring instrumental music, new or old, first commercially released during the eligibility period. An album project is eligible when 50% or more of its songs are instrumental performances. (Award to featured artist(s), producer, and label): The Instrumental Album Of The Year for [...]
