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Willis, VA -- Mountain Fever Records is proud to announce the release of Calm Before The Storm, the debut CD from No One You Know. The project officially hit the stores yesterday. No One You Know is a talented and fresh bluegrass band comprised of five seasoned musicians - Rachel Burge; mandolin and vocals, Don Anderson; bass and vocals, Ramie Bennett; banjo and vocals, Bruce Jones; dobro, and Lance Gainer; guitar and vocals.
Nashville, TN -- Six years after the chart-topping success of their album Green Day Blue Grass, which spent over a year in the Top 10 of Billboard's Bluegrass Albums chart, the boys from the "newgrass" trio Honeywagon have released a tribute to the King of Pop just in time to celebrate his August 29 birthday. Songs from Neverland - a Bluegrass Tribute to Michael Jackson (Rainfeather Records/N2U), is available now on iTunes.
Burlington, MA -- For forty years, Rounder Records has been on a singular mission, recording a glorious range of American roots music – bluegrass, New Orleans R&B, old time fiddling, singer-songwriter, blues, country, rockabilly, roots rock, Cajun and a few that cross enough boundaries to be genres of their own. On October 12, Rounder Records will release The Rounder Records Story, a 4 CD box set that includes 87 songs (see complete list below) selected to tell the label's 40 year story and show the true breadth of their catalog.
Since his tenure some 45 years ago with Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass, roots music icon Peter Rowan has blazed trails across an unsurpassed range of musical territory. Now, with producer Alison Brown at the helm of his Compass Records debut, Legacy, he revisits the style that launched his career for the first time in more than a dozen years.
"Trains I Missed" is the title cut from Balsam Range's 3rd Mountain Home/Crossroads recording set to release September 21, 2010. Eloquently written by Walt Wilkins, Gilles Godard, and Nicole Witt, "Trains I Missed" is a ballad about things not done in life, that leads you straight to what was supposed to be. "Trains I Missed" is one of those songs that helps define a moment in one's life, as well as in one's career.
Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce tomorrow's album release of Hit the Road by Kentucky bluegrass music veterans, The Bartley Brothers. The first single is the title track from this exciting new album has already been on radio and webcasts for a while now. "Hit the Road really showcases the bands tight Vocals, Rock Solid Instrumentation and song writing abilities and is sure to propel them to top of the charts," said Radio Host, Charlie Hall (WCYO FM).
Patriotism is something that runs deep within the veins of American music icon Jesse McReynolds. Throughout his career he has shared his love of the United States of America and his home state of Virginia through live performances, numerous recordings and through his own military service. McReynolds said with the trends he has seen in America over the last few months, he was led to write an anthem from his heart that reflects the feeling he wanted to share with his fellow American.
Acclaimed singer and clawhammer banjo player Abigail Washburn will preview her forthcoming album City of Refuge this September during the ‘Prelude Tour,’ including Nashville on September 8th and New York City on September 24th. Washburn gained popularity with the all female old-time music group, Uncle Earl. Washburn's new album City of Refuge is due out early 2011.
Raleigh, NC -- Nu-Blu is celebrating significant chart success for their debut album, Nights including this week's debut at #37 on the Americana Music Charts, #10 on the Euro Americana Chart, and #22 on the Roots Music Bluegrass Report Top 50 Album chart. This fresh new bluegrass group is starting to get noticed in a big way. Since their debut of Nights the band has received many great reviews.
Willis, VA -- Mountain Fever Records is proud to announce the release of Down In A Cell, the debut CD from Volume Five, today! The band started getting together casually at the beginning of 2008, and after a few short jam sessions, it was apparent that this band had something unique to offer. While a traditional band for the most part, their soulful singing, dead-on harmonies, and precision picking set them apart from other bands of this style.
Nashville, TN -- The stellar reviews continue to come in as Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen release their first self-titled debut album today, August 17th. With the album currently in heavy rotation on Sirius/XM Radio's Bluegrass Junction, and the band still on the road playing a heavy schedule of tour and festival dates, FS&DK are quickly gaining a name for themselves as an act of solid musicianship, sound songwriting, spot on vocals and an enthusiastic live show.
Junior Sisk has one of the finest groups going today, and this new release, Heartaches and Dreams is a very strong follow up to his last project Blue Side Of The Blue Ridge. This is powerful, straight ahead traditional Bluegrass, and Sisk has the perfect voice for tough, mountain style music, which this is. Junior has picked out a smart selection of a dozen good songs, ranging from "Working Hard Ain't Hardly Working", Tom & Dixie Hall's "Train Without a Track" to the fine gospel numbers "Let The Light Shine Down" and "The Lowest Valley". A strong new recording from one of the most popular bluegrass music bands on the scene today. Fresh...Original...Traditional...Bluegrass Music At Its Best.
The String Cheese Incident announces a brand new live archival series with Rhythm of the Road: Volume 1, Incident in Atlanta – November 17, 2000. Available November 09, 2010 in celebration of the historic show's ten year anniversary, this will be the first offering in SCI's new series "Rhythm of the Road" which will be highlighting many of the band's most celebrated concerts with remastered limited edition releases.
Burlington, MA -- Rounder Records is pleased to announce country music star and Grand Ole Opry member Joe Diffie's return to bluegrass music with Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album. Due October 26, Homecoming was co-produced by Diffie and Luke Wooten and features a who's who of bluegrass music A-listers including The Grascals, Rhonda Vincent, Bradley Walker, and Alecia Nugent. He also enlisted a top-notch band that includes Rob Ickes, Aubrey Haynie, Mike Compton, Bryan Sutton, Mark Fain and Charlie Cushman to back his better-than-ever vocals on this set of songs that are sure to appeal to Diffie's long-time fans and bluegrass traditionalists alike.
On Ricky Skaggs' inspired and inspirational album Mosaic, out August 24 on Skaggs Family Records, you'll hear the 14-time GRAMMY winner sing, accompanied by an uplifting, U2-like guitar from Peter Frampton, "You ask if it's half-empty, you ask if it's half-full..." His answer? "None of the above" and "all of the above," because "my cup runneth over." Hear "My Cup Runneth Over' from Ricky Skaggs' 'Mosaic' here: 
