Wilkesboro, NC -- As announced earlier today via Billboard.com, legendary country music artist Merle Haggard will perform for the first time at MerleFest as he closes MerleFest 2014 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on Sunday, April 27. The festival also welcomes back MerleFest favorite Ricky Skaggs, whose Saturday, April 26, evening performance will mark the 12th time that the famed bluegrass musician has appeared in the lineup. MerleFest, presented by Lowe’s and slated for April 24-27, 2014, is an annual homecoming of musicians and music fans that takes place on the campus of Wilkes Community College.
Nashville, TN -- Friends, hunting buddies and bluegrass all-stars got together last month as “The Kowike Creek All-Star Bluegrass Band” for Bluegrass for Babies, in what’s becoming an annual tradition to benefit The Children’s Hospital at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Ga.
The amazing young group, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, have just announced a new video and music titled "Run." The video can be viewed below. The group gained popularity with their viral videos on YouTube and then later as they performed on Late Show with David Letterman, Huckabee, and The Today Show, played Carnegie Hall as well as festivals large and small across America. Now, their new song, shows a fresh new side of the 'Boys' as they take their career into new territory.
It's official! The Grascals 10th anniversary celebration has commenced and the band is looking forward to seeing all of their friends in 2014. They are the ones that have helped make the first ten years awesome! The band says, "We couldn't do it without you so this celebration includes you all!"
Beginning this spring, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas will tour 35 cities with Willie Nelson and Family. The opening dates of the three-month tour will feature Kacey Musgraves when the tour begins in Murray, Kentucky at the CFSB Center on May 1, 2014. All Grammy Award Winning artists performing in this collaboration tour will certainly provide an over-the-top outstanding concert event..
Nashville, TN -- Sierra Hull and Kathy Chiavola have been added to the “Ashes of Love” benefit concert for Steve Thomas & Family taking place Thursday, February 20th at the Ernest Tubb Troubadour Theater located at 2416 Music Valley Drive in Nashville. Parking is free. Doors will open at 6:00 pm and the concert begins at 6:45 pm. Proceeds go to acclaimed Nashville musician Steve Thomas and his wife Janet who suffered extensive house damage from a chimney fire on New Year’s Eve.
Wilkesboro, NC -- Songwriters Charles Humphrey III, Darrell Scott and Niall Toner will be among the judges that determine the winners of MerleFest 2014’s Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. Now in its 22nd year, the contest is an extraordinary opportunity for aspiring writers to have their original songs heard and judged by a panel of music industry professionals, under the direction of this year’s volunteer contest chairperson, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale.
Willis, VA -- Bluegrass and Americana influenced, North Carolina natives Ash Breeze (formerly known as The Smith Family) release their self-titled debut album on Mountain Fever Records. The first single from the album, "Without Love," produced by Aaron Ramsey (Mountain Heart) was released to radio in the fall to a positive reception. Watch the "Without Love" video below.
Nashville, TN -- Music virtuoso John Jorgenson, known for his blistering guitar licks and mastery of a broad musical palette, has earned a reputation as a world-class musician and guitarist — having collaborated with the likes of Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan and more. Regularly featured on acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, clarinet, the saxophone, pedal steel, and vocals, Jorgenson has garnered recognition for contributing to numerous platinum-selling and GRAMMY Award-winning albums.
Kody Norris is young, confident, and bluegrass proud. He’s been fronting his own band now for over nine years, but he’s been playing bluegrass music for much longer. Kody grew up in Mountain City, Tennessee. According to Norris, playing bluegrass in the traditional style is the only way he knows how to play it – or wants to play it. Saturday February 15th, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, will present a concert of traditional bluegrass music by Kody Norris and the Watauga Mountain Boys. Adult admission to the concert is $10, $1 for children 6 to 11, and under age 6 free.
Jeanette Williams announced that she's really excited to be planning a new project, and said "I hope you will join me as we head down this musical road! I've loved music since I was a child and used to practice singing in front of the mirror using my hairbrush for a microphone. We always had music playing around the house so I was exposed to many different styles and genres."
Asheville, NC -- Leftover Salmon is thrilled to announce that on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 their 2004 album, Leftover Salmon, will be available digitally for the first time on all major digital outlets. "The self-titled work was a collaboration with producer-friend Bill Payne of Little Feat. Mature yet playful, graceful yet dirty, it became apparent that Leftover Salmon was poised for out-and-out domination" writes Scott Caffrey (2005).
Clarkesville, GA -- Larry Keel a musical icon and makes a rare tour stop in North Georgia this February. He has absorbed the best lessons from his Bluegrass family upbringing, both sides deeply steeped in the rich mountain music culture and heritage of Southwest Virginia. From there, he has always integrated that solid musical grounding and natural-born talent with his own incomparable approach to flatpicking the guitar and composing original music. He’s also got a knack for choosing interesting and appealing material from all realms of music with guts, whether it’s a tune written by a fellow song-writer/musician friend, or a tasty cover from any number of genres all over the map.
Nashville, TN --- The “Land Down Under” has given more to the world than just a fine actor named Hugh Jackman. It was Aussie car company that fitted the first radio into a car in 1924. And now, the ride will be even sweeter with the lovely strains of another Aussie pouring warmly through the speakers.
How about the Mike Dowling tune, “I Caught A Keeper” from James Reams, Walter Hensley and the Barons of Bluegrass album "Wild Card?" This tune has a delightful bounce as it blends fishing into a love song. James Reams' version of the song features the masterful picking of Walter Hensley "one of the underrated greats of the 5-string" according to author and music historian Richard Smith. James says he fell for this song hook, line and sinker. Hopefully your audiences will fall for it as well!
Wilkesboro, NC -- As announced earlier today via Billboard.com, legendary country music artist Merle Haggard will perform for the first time at MerleFest as he closes MerleFest 2014 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on Sunday, April 27. The festival also welcomes back MerleFest favorite Ricky Skaggs, whose Saturday, April 26, evening performance will mark the 12th time that the famed bluegrass musician has appeared in the lineup. MerleFest, presented by Lowe’s and slated for April 24-27, 2014, is an annual homecoming of musicians and music fans that takes place on the campus of Wilkes Community College.
Nashville, TN -- Friends, hunting buddies and bluegrass all-stars got together last month as “The Kowike Creek All-Star Bluegrass Band” for Bluegrass for Babies, in what’s becoming an annual tradition to benefit The Children’s Hospital at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Ga.
The amazing young group, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, have just announced a new video and music titled "Run." The video can be viewed below. The group gained popularity with their viral videos on YouTube and then later as they performed on Late Show with David Letterman, Huckabee, and The Today Show, played Carnegie Hall as well as festivals large and small across America. Now, their new song, shows a fresh new side of the 'Boys' as they take their career into new territory.
It's official! The Grascals 10th anniversary celebration has commenced and the band is looking forward to seeing all of their friends in 2014. They are the ones that have helped make the first ten years awesome! The band says, "We couldn't do it without you so this celebration includes you all!"
Beginning this spring, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas will tour 35 cities with Willie Nelson and Family. The opening dates of the three-month tour will feature Kacey Musgraves when the tour begins in Murray, Kentucky at the CFSB Center on May 1, 2014. All Grammy Award Winning artists performing in this collaboration tour will certainly provide an over-the-top outstanding concert event..
Nashville, TN -- Sierra Hull and Kathy Chiavola have been added to the “Ashes of Love” benefit concert for Steve Thomas & Family taking place Thursday, February 20th at the Ernest Tubb Troubadour Theater located at 2416 Music Valley Drive in Nashville. Parking is free. Doors will open at 6:00 pm and the concert begins at 6:45 pm. Proceeds go to acclaimed Nashville musician Steve Thomas and his wife Janet who suffered extensive house damage from a chimney fire on New Year’s Eve.
Wilkesboro, NC -- Songwriters Charles Humphrey III, Darrell Scott and Niall Toner will be among the judges that determine the winners of MerleFest 2014’s Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. Now in its 22nd year, the contest is an extraordinary opportunity for aspiring writers to have their original songs heard and judged by a panel of music industry professionals, under the direction of this year’s volunteer contest chairperson, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale.
Willis, VA -- Bluegrass and Americana influenced, North Carolina natives Ash Breeze (formerly known as The Smith Family) release their self-titled debut album on Mountain Fever Records. The first single from the album, "Without Love," produced by Aaron Ramsey (Mountain Heart) was released to radio in the fall to a positive reception. Watch the "Without Love" video below.
Nashville, TN -- Music virtuoso John Jorgenson, known for his blistering guitar licks and mastery of a broad musical palette, has earned a reputation as a world-class musician and guitarist — having collaborated with the likes of Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan and more. Regularly featured on acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, clarinet, the saxophone, pedal steel, and vocals, Jorgenson has garnered recognition for contributing to numerous platinum-selling and GRAMMY Award-winning albums.
Kody Norris is young, confident, and bluegrass proud. He’s been fronting his own band now for over nine years, but he’s been playing bluegrass music for much longer. Kody grew up in Mountain City, Tennessee. According to Norris, playing bluegrass in the traditional style is the only way he knows how to play it – or wants to play it. Saturday February 15th, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, will present a concert of traditional bluegrass music by Kody Norris and the Watauga Mountain Boys. Adult admission to the concert is $10, $1 for children 6 to 11, and under age 6 free.
Jeanette Williams announced that she's really excited to be planning a new project, and said "I hope you will join me as we head down this musical road! I've loved music since I was a child and used to practice singing in front of the mirror using my hairbrush for a microphone. We always had music playing around the house so I was exposed to many different styles and genres."
Asheville, NC -- Leftover Salmon is thrilled to announce that on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 their 2004 album, Leftover Salmon, will be available digitally for the first time on all major digital outlets. "The self-titled work was a collaboration with producer-friend Bill Payne of Little Feat. Mature yet playful, graceful yet dirty, it became apparent that Leftover Salmon was poised for out-and-out domination" writes Scott Caffrey (2005).
Clarkesville, GA -- Larry Keel a musical icon and makes a rare tour stop in North Georgia this February. He has absorbed the best lessons from his Bluegrass family upbringing, both sides deeply steeped in the rich mountain music culture and heritage of Southwest Virginia. From there, he has always integrated that solid musical grounding and natural-born talent with his own incomparable approach to flatpicking the guitar and composing original music. He’s also got a knack for choosing interesting and appealing material from all realms of music with guts, whether it’s a tune written by a fellow song-writer/musician friend, or a tasty cover from any number of genres all over the map.
Nashville, TN --- The “Land Down Under” has given more to the world than just a fine actor named Hugh Jackman. It was Aussie car company that fitted the first radio into a car in 1924. And now, the ride will be even sweeter with the lovely strains of another Aussie pouring warmly through the speakers.
How about the Mike Dowling tune, “I Caught A Keeper” from James Reams, Walter Hensley and the Barons of Bluegrass album "Wild Card?" This tune has a delightful bounce as it blends fishing into a love song. James Reams' version of the song features the masterful picking of Walter Hensley "one of the underrated greats of the 5-string" according to author and music historian Richard Smith. James says he fell for this song hook, line and sinker. Hopefully your audiences will fall for it as well!