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There are a number of other bluegrass artists with Grammy nominations announced yesterday. Rhonda Vincent and Bobby Osborne are nominated in the Best Country Collaboration With Vocals category for Midnight Angel, from Rhonda's All American Bluegrass Girl CD. The Del McCoury Band received a nomination for The Promised Land in the Best Southern, Country, Or [...]
The Grascals have just announced that Aaron McDaris will be their new banjo player. He has been working this past six years with Larry Stephenson, and has a solo project, First Time Around, on Pinecastle Records. He takes the spot of former original Grascals banjo player David Talbot, who left the group last week to [...]
The Grascals will be a featured performer on The Grand Ole Opry tonight, appearing in the 9:00-9:30 p.m. and 11:30-midnight slots. It may be your last chance to hear them perform with original banjo man Dave Talbot, who recently informed the band that he would be leaving them to work with Dolly Parton on a [...]
Hazel Smith is one of the more colorful characters you'll find on TV. Her cooking segments on such popular programs as Emeril Live and The Ellen DeGeneres Show have made her into a minor celebrity. Her cookbook, Hot Dish: Hazel's Cooking With the Country Stars, and her personality, have a decidedly country flavor. Hazel also [...]
Our good friend and fellow laborer in this business of blogging, Sharon Smith, has posted some photos and comments from Billy Smith's 50th birthday party held at the Station Inn on Sunday. Her post includes photos of husband Terry Smith, Del, Ronnie, and Rob McCoury, Earl Scruggs, Ronnie Bowman, and more. Billy is a great [...]
This is a contribution from Sharon Smith. It was originally posted in The B. The Grascals will be joining country artists like Trisha Yearwood, Joe Nichols, Lee Ann Womack, Raul Malo, taking part in the upcoming Broadway Meets Country show on October 30, 2006, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. (TPAC) The Grascals are the [...]
Brance and I are getting ready to pack it in and put Music City in the rear view mirror. We had a blast here during IBMA week, though it may take several days to get our eating and sleeping schedules back in synch. We have a few more photos to share, and expect that we [...]
After a week that has been non-stop activity, the Grascals topped off this most memorable week with a trip to the Grand Ole Opry and an appearance at Fan Fest. The whole tv portion was devoted to bluegrass tonight and it was so electric backstage, you could hear the buzzin' in the hallways. Had a bomb gone [...]
Be sure to check in on the Grand Ole Opry broadcast this weekend, as they have taken on a bluegrass theme in recognition of IBMA week here in Nashville. The Friday and Saturday night radio shows will feature bluegrass artists, and the live TV coverage on GAC Saturday evening is all bluegrass as well. Friday [...]
Entertainer Of The Year This award is for a performing act who displayed the greatest competence in all aspects of the entertainment field. Voters should give consideration to recorded and in-person performance, public acceptance, attitude, leadership, and over-all contributions to the bluegrass music image. The award goes to member(s) of the performing act. The Entertainer [...]
