Last Train To Clarksville

The music video from The Grascals' version of the Monkees hit Last Train To Clarksville debuts today on The Boot. The song is the opening track of their current Rounder CD, The Famous Lefty Flynn's, and the video includes just what you'd expect: lots of silliness and singing up high. Readers of a certain age [...]

Grascals battle the heat for new video shoot

The first video from the latest Grascals CD, The Famous Lefty Flynn's, is likely hit in the next few weeks. The song is Last Train To Clarsksville, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, and the first of several hits for The Monkees back in 1966. As luck would have it, the shoot was scheduled [...]

Grascals and Dierks at BamaJam

The folks who put on the Verizon Wireless Bamajam Music and Arts Festival 2010 earlier this month sent along some great photos of sets by The Grascals and Dierks Bentley. The Grascals and Bentley - who was promoting his new grassy project (Up On The Ridge) - were the sole bluegrass representatives on a bill [...]

Bluegrass and acoustic music from CMA on WSM

WSM radio in Nashville will be broadcasting live this weekend from CMA Fest 2010. They will carry all of the live performances from the Durango Boots Acoustic Corner Stage at the Nashville Convention Center, starting this morning (6/10) at 11:00 a.m. (CDT). Today's shows will include Jim Lauderdale and Josh Williams among a loger list [...]

Grascals bus driver recalls Nashville flood

The Nashville flooding of early May may have receded from the forefront of many people's minds, but for Stuart “Stubob” Myrick, bus driver for The Grascals, it is seared into his memory. Stubob was featured recently on eTrucker.com, where he shared his story about navigating the band bus through the rising waters. From the article... [...]

Grascals on Mountain Stage

The Grascals were among the guests on Mountain Stage earlier this month, and the audio can be streamed online from the NPR web site. The 34 minute segment includes a number of songs from their latest CD, The Famous Lefty Flynn's. In addition to the tight vocal harmonies that typify a Grascals show, they end [...]

Batch of new CDs this week

Tuesday, March 30, saw the release of a number new bluegrass CDs. The fact that the 31st is the cutoff date for consideration in the 2010 IBMA awards is surely an unrelated coincidence. The Grascals saw their fourth Rounder CD hit yesterday. Famous Lefty Flynn's is another stellar example of their trademark sound: the vocals [...]

Grascals back from Europe

The Grascals are back in the good ole USA after a trip to Europe in February. While on the continent at the end of the month, they played concerts in Switzerland and Belgium, and Lilly Pavlak snapped some great photos of the band at the 26th Annual International Country Music Festival in Zurich. From all [...]

$30,000 from The MACC to St. Jude

Shortly after the conclusion of this past weekend's SPBGMA convention in Nashville, The Grascals headed for Memphis with Randy Kohrs in tow. But it wasn't for a show; they were on a mission of mercy. Their destination was the the St. Jude Research Hospital, where they would present the proceeds from the annual The Musicians [...]

Grascals to spend April with Hank Jr.

We all know The Grascals as a fun-loving bunch... but Rowdy Friends? Count on it. They will be touring in April with Hank Williams Jr. as a package show with country artists Jamey Johnson and Eric Church. Billed as Rowdy Friends Tour 2010, the show starts in Charleston, WV on April 2. Grascals banjo picker [...]

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