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Maro Kawabata is a Japanese native who came to the states some 20 years ago. His interest in bluegrass music led him to record a solo project for Copper Creek Records, Carolina Blue, in 2001, and then plan a tour in Japan to promote the CD. He took Sammy Shelor, one of his heroes, with him [...]
Amber Collins, lead singer with No Speed Limit, is profiled in a nice interview today on Clik Track, the Washington Post pop music blog. The piece comes as Collins and her boys are in the midst of the Music From The Crooked Road tour, which also features performances by Sammy Shelor, Wayne Henderson and other [...]
Don Rigsby hosted a reunion of one of the classic Lonesome River Band lineups this past weekend at The Mountain Arts Center in Prestonburg, KY. The show featured Don, Ronnie Bowman, Sammy Shelor and Kenny Smith, who performed together as LRB from 1995 to 2001, and recorded three albums for Sugar Hill (One Step Forward, [...]
Here is another set of reflections on Leadership Bluegrass 2010, this time from Carol Beaugard, host of Lonesome Pine RFD, heard on both WFDU-FM in the New York City metro market and on WAMU's Bluegrass Country online. Her show airs from 6:00-9:00 a.m. each Thursday, and from 9:00 a.m. 'till noon on Fridays (listen online). [...]
The National Council for the Traditional Arts has announced another Music From The Crooked Road concert tour for 2010. The focus is on the traditional music and musicians of southwest Virginia, and to highlight The Crooked Road,Virginia's Heritage Music Trail. Concerts will be held throughout the mid-Atlantic region in April. Featured performers include Sammy Shelor, [...]
Lonesome River Band is one of bluegrass music's longest running touring acts. They recently completed 28 years recording and performing under that name, serving as a proving ground for some of today's most celebrated bluegrass artists in the process. Adam Steffey, Dan Tymisnki, Ronnie Bowman, Kenny Smith, Don Rigsby, Jeff Parker, Rickie Simpkins, Steve Dilling, [...]
Sammy Shelor tells us that Lonesome River Band is in the studio this week tracking material for a new CD on Rural Rhythm Records. They are cutting at Mountain Fever Studio in Riner, VA. "In the last two days we have laid down the starting tracks for 10 songs and hope to pick the remaining [...]
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a venerable institution in our part of the world. This scenic drive runs 469 miles, from Shenandoah National Park (south of Charlottesville, VA) to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina (southwest of Asheville). The road winds through the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia, and [...]
Here's another gallery of Dean Hoffmeyer's photos, capturing many views of Wednesday at IBMA 2009.
