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April 28 has been announced as the official release date for Same Old Place, the new Rounder CD from NewFound Road. The band enlisted a new producer, Jim Van Cleve, and spent more time in the studio than they had on previous projects. Jim told us that he encouraged the guys to try some new [...]
Rounder Records has announced that there has been a personnel change within the ranks of NewFound Road. Jamey Booher, formerly of Grasstowne and The Booher Family, is replacing Randy Barnes on bass in the contemporary bluegrass quartet. A native of Johnson City, Tennessee, and the brother of the band's current mandolin player, Joe Booher, Jamey [...]
NewFound Road will be among the guests on Friday's (11/21) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. They will do a 15 minute set during the show, which airs at noon (EST), broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Knoxville, TN - and via live streaming online. The guys will be in Knoxville ahead of a concert [...]
WAMU's Bluegrass Country will once again be broadcasting live from IBMA today (10/2), from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00-7:00 p.m. (EDT). You can catch their signal via audio streaming online, and via HD Radio (88.5-2) in the Washington DC market. The sub-theme of the Thursday remote is tonight's International Bluegrass Music Awards. Appearing this [...]
Fiddler Brandon Godman has come onboard with New Found Road, effective this past weekend. He did his first shows with the band at the SPBGMA convention in Nashville - where they picked up an award for Gospel Group of the Year (Contemporary). Brandon is originally from Kentucky, but now lives in Nashville. He had previously [...]
Our buddy Crawdaddy Dave (Dave Roye) will be posting photos and videos from the 2008 SPBGMA Convention in Nashville this weekend on his web site. He has already posted several videos from Thursday (1/31), including several hallway jams and a performance on the Gospel Showcase from New Found Road. There are also a good many [...]
New Found Road is also in the studio finishing up a new project. Guitarist and lead vocalist Tim Shelton tells us that they have completed the instrument tracking and have started in on vocals. Jim VanCleve is producing. "There are some really good songs on this record. I'm most excited about a Tim Stafford composition [...]
NewFound Road is about to start working on a new CD. The first studio date is December 8, suggesting that a release in mid-to-late 2008 is reasonable. Mountain Heart's Jim Van Cleve will co-produce the new project with the band, and they are excited to get started. "We've been rehearsing the new stuff and have [...]
Blue Plate Special on WDVX in Knoxville will offer a live set from New Found Road today (8/31) at noon. It will be a fine chance to catch them with their newest member, Joe Bohoor, on mandolin. New Found Road is led by singer and songwriter Tim Shelton on guitar with Randy Barnes on bass [...]
Roe Entertainment has just announced the signing of two new acts to their talent roster. New Found Road and Dan Paisley and The Southern Grass are now represented by Roe, in addition to Lonesome River Band, Karl Shifflet & Big Country, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper featuring Audie Blaylock, and The Steeldrivers. Find out more about [...]
