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Sammy Shelor and Lonesome River Band spent yesterday afternoon at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York's theater district, taping a segment of The Late Show with David Letterman which will air tonight (11/11). The band spent Wednesday evening at Martin's NY apartment for dinner and rehearsal, and headed over to CBS on [...]
This coming Friday (11/11), Lonesome River Band will not only be the musical guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, Sammy Shelor will appear as a guest with Steve Martin for official recognition of Sammy as the winner of the 2011 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. Though airing Friday [...]
Here are some shots Dean Hoffmeyer took roaming the halls of the Nashville Convention Center and The Station Innon Wednesday (9/27).
I had a chance last week to speak with Punch Brothers banjo maestro Noam Pikelny about his new solo project, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, due from Compass October 25. He was very frank in discussing the album, his compositions and his evolving approach to the five string. We'll include his thoughts on [...]
Lonesome River Band leader Sammy Shelor has been announced as the 2011 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. The award is in recognition of Sammy's high level of musicianship, and the impact he has had on the development of modern bluegrass banjo. It carries a $50,000 cash grant, [...]
We reported on Tuesday that Sammy Shelor had been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. This is the second year that Martin has endowed this $50,000 annual award, which is meant to recognize the very best artists currently working as banjoists. The prize winner [...]
Lonesome River Band leader Sammy Shelor has been announced as the 2011 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. The award is in recognition of Sammy's high level of musicianship, and the impact he has had on the development of modern bluegrass banjo. It carries a $50,000 cash grant, [...]
This festival report comes from T.J. Boley, who we hope will be one of our regular correspondents when the site relaunches in September. Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, S.C. would seem to be the perfect venue for a Bluegrass event. A mile of beachfront, an Olympic size pool, paved campsites, rental homes and [...]
Rebel Records has been focusing of late on a slew of re-issues and compilations from their rich catalog of bluegrass music. This week, they have announced five more sure to warm the hearts of fans who remember the '70s and '80s - or who missed out on the great music from that era. There are [...]
Newcomers Ashlee Blankenship & Blades of Blue have released their debut recording this week on Mountain Fever Records. The self-titled CD was engineered and produced by Sammy Shelor, who also guests on banjo and lead guitar on selected tracks. Young Miss Blankenship, and her equally youthful band, hail from southwestern Virginia, more specifically the fertile [...]
