On the heels of last month's release of Carry Me Out This Way, the debut album from bluegrass music sensation The New Old Cavalry, the quintet is headed to Colorado bringing their brand of country blues, murder ballads, and sweaty ragegrass to the Rocky Mountains. This high-octane string band is kicking off its Carry Me Out This Way Spring Tour 2012 in their hometown of Bloomington, Indiana, just down the road from the bluegrass mecca that is Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom. They'll head east for a spell to hit the rowdy Woodlands Tavern in Columbus and May Daze Festival in Muncie, Indiana, before setting their sights on the west, heading through Missouri, Kansas, and on into the promised land of Colorado, where anxious fans have been eagerly awaiting New Old Cavalry's return.
Nashville, TN. - April 24th, 2012 - GRAMMY-winner and American music icon Marty Stuart will release his third album for Sugar Hill Records entitled Nashville, Volume 1: Tear The Woodpile Down on April 24th. The ten song collection, almost entirely written by Marty, features his touring band of musical missionaries The Fabulous Superlatives. Nashville staples Buck Trent, Kenny Lovelace, and Robbie Turner are joined by country music royalty Hank Williams III and Lorrie Carter Bennett (The Carter Family) on harmony vocals to fill out the cast.
Banjo artist Noam Pikelny has announced a series of solo Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail shows. This series will primarily focust on venues west of the Mississippi River.
Los Angeles, CA -- Two LA Bluegrass sites have joined forces to create The Bluegrass Situation.. Joining the forces of Amy Reitnouer's local music blog Bluegrass LA and Ed Helms' LA Bluegrass Situation festival, The Bluegrass Situation aims to be the resource for enthusiasts and residents, showcasing local artists, venues, and upcoming shows. The new site will demonstrate to the world the amazing talent and local fanbase that Los Angeles, California has to offer.
Crewe, VA -- When Grace, Sophia and Hulda Quebe (pronounced Kway-bee) raise their fiddles and play, audiences marvel. When the girls sing their vintage style three-part harmony, audiences are blown away. Add the extraordinary rhythm guitar of Joey McKenzie and the swinging upright bass of Drew Phelps, and The Quebie Sisters Band becomes a force of nature. The QSB's unique brand of music has taken the Americana music scene by storm. They perform a refreshing blend of western swing, vintage country, bluegrass, jazz & swing standards, and Texas style fiddling. Though still in their twenties, after more than ten years of performing together, the sisters sing and play like seasoned veterans.
Sweet Potato Pie is an all female band specializing in bluegrass, country and gospel music. Playing traditional bluegrass instruments, the Pie is best known for their vocal harmonies and original music. Earning the nickname the "Sweethearts of Bluegrass", these girls know how to entertain. The group has just been highlighted in the Americana Music category of country-cooperative.com.
Bluegrass and NewGrass Banjo artist Bill Evans has announced that his new CD In Good Company is now available to radio broadcasters and reviewers. This new project includes 26 guest musicians, including bluegrass and acoustic artists The Infamous Stringdusters, Tim O'Brien, Joy Kills Sorrow, Rob Ickes, Stuart Duncan, David Grier, Missy Raines, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Laurie Lewis, Tashina & Tristan Clarridge, Todd Phillips, Ned Luberecki, Matt Flinner, Dominic Leslie, Corey Evans and Cindy Browne Rosefield. Street date is currently planned for mid May.
The highly anticipated studio project from master flatpicking guitarist Larry Keel and his powerhouse ensemble Natural Bridge has finally been unveiled. With these gutsy tracks Keel and his ultra-talented progressive string band have crafted a body of work that's original, fresh and new to the world of Americana and Bluegrass music. 7 of the 10 compositions on Classic are written variously by Keel, his band mates or by close musician-song-writer friends. The overall result is a recording so full of raw spirit, grit, wit, soaring vocals and jaw-dropping musicianship that it's easy to see why guitar icon, Tony Rice calls "Larry Keel...a force to be reckoned with."
The 43rd Annual Dove Awards has come to an end with a roster of new award winners. The Awards were held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta on April 19th. The Dove Awards Bluegrass Album of the Year went to Grassroots Rambos by Rambo McGuire and Dony McGuire on Rambo McGuire Records.
Like an old-fashioned country hoedown, the Heritage Museum of Orange County's second annual Music and Arts Festival Saturday, June 2, promises to trigger plenty of handclapping and foot-stomping as some of America's most prominent bluegrass, folk and Americana bands take to the stage during the day-long event.
Norwich, Norfolk, UK -- The Porchlight Sessions feature-length Bluegrass music documentary directed by Anna Schwaber, has ten days left to reach its crowd-source funding target of $60,000. UK-based banjo retailer Banjos Direct, who are associate producers and sponsors of the film are urging Bluegrass fans everywhere to help the film's makers complete their project by pledging support on the Kickstarter funding site. The project has raised over $35,000 but has only ten days to complete the process.
Nashville, TN -- According to information released today by the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, Keith Urban's April 10 We're All for the Hall benefit concert raised $465,000, bringing the event's three-year total to approximately $1.5 million. Nearly 14,000 fans packed Nashville's Bridgestone Arena to enjoy the one-of-a-kind show.
Go ahead. Ask anyone who's ever been to ASCAP's I Create Music Expo. They'll tell you that it put them right in the heart of ASCAP's community of today's most successful music creators. They'll tell you things like "it's three days of education, networking and inspiration" and how you'll get "useful feedback and guidance." AirPlay Direct is proud to be a sponsor of the event this year. Never used AirPlay Direct? Never heard of AirPlay Direct? Here's the official word... Since ASCAP Expo 12 is in Los Angeles we thought we'd use language native to the area to tell you describe it: most excellent...and quite possibly, awesome.
Levon Helm, 71, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer Thursday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. His web site had these few words... "Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul."
Wilkesboro, NC -- Preparations are well underway for MerleFest 25, presented by Lowe's, which officially begins next Thursday, April 26, and runs through Sunday, April 29, on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. For many diehard MerleFest fans, the activity begins in the days leading up to Thursday as musicians gather at the Pickin' Place, hosted by the Wilkes Acoustic Folk Society, on the front lawn of the college to share music, moments and memories. There will be plenty of roots, folk, Americana and bluegrass music to go around.
On the heels of last month's release of Carry Me Out This Way, the debut album from bluegrass music sensation The New Old Cavalry, the quintet is headed to Colorado bringing their brand of country blues, murder ballads, and sweaty ragegrass to the Rocky Mountains. This high-octane string band is kicking off its Carry Me Out This Way Spring Tour 2012 in their hometown of Bloomington, Indiana, just down the road from the bluegrass mecca that is Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom. They'll head east for a spell to hit the rowdy Woodlands Tavern in Columbus and May Daze Festival in Muncie, Indiana, before setting their sights on the west, heading through Missouri, Kansas, and on into the promised land of Colorado, where anxious fans have been eagerly awaiting New Old Cavalry's return.
Nashville, TN. - April 24th, 2012 - GRAMMY-winner and American music icon Marty Stuart will release his third album for Sugar Hill Records entitled Nashville, Volume 1: Tear The Woodpile Down on April 24th. The ten song collection, almost entirely written by Marty, features his touring band of musical missionaries The Fabulous Superlatives. Nashville staples Buck Trent, Kenny Lovelace, and Robbie Turner are joined by country music royalty Hank Williams III and Lorrie Carter Bennett (The Carter Family) on harmony vocals to fill out the cast.
Banjo artist Noam Pikelny has announced a series of solo Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail shows. This series will primarily focust on venues west of the Mississippi River.
Los Angeles, CA -- Two LA Bluegrass sites have joined forces to create 
Crewe, VA -- When Grace, Sophia and Hulda Quebe (pronounced Kway-bee) raise their fiddles and play, audiences marvel. When the girls sing their vintage style three-part harmony, audiences are blown away. Add the extraordinary rhythm guitar of Joey McKenzie and the swinging upright bass of Drew Phelps, and The Quebie Sisters Band becomes a force of nature. The QSB's unique brand of music has taken the Americana music scene by storm. They perform a refreshing blend of western swing, vintage country, bluegrass, jazz & swing standards, and Texas style fiddling. Though still in their twenties, after more than ten years of performing together, the sisters sing and play like seasoned veterans.
Sweet Potato Pie is an all female band specializing in bluegrass, country and gospel music. Playing traditional bluegrass instruments, the Pie is best known for their vocal harmonies and original music. Earning the nickname the "Sweethearts of Bluegrass", these girls know how to entertain. The group has just been 
Bluegrass and NewGrass Banjo artist Bill Evans has announced that his new CD In Good Company is now available to radio broadcasters and reviewers. This new project includes 26 guest musicians, including bluegrass and acoustic artists The Infamous Stringdusters, Tim O'Brien, Joy Kills Sorrow, Rob Ickes, Stuart Duncan, David Grier, Missy Raines, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Laurie Lewis, Tashina & Tristan Clarridge, Todd Phillips, Ned Luberecki, Matt Flinner, Dominic Leslie, Corey Evans and Cindy Browne Rosefield. Street date is currently planned for mid May.
The highly anticipated studio project from master flatpicking guitarist Larry Keel and his powerhouse ensemble Natural Bridge has finally been unveiled. With these gutsy tracks Keel and his ultra-talented progressive string band have crafted a body of work that's original, fresh and new to the world of Americana and Bluegrass music. 7 of the 10 compositions on Classic are written variously by Keel, his band mates or by close musician-song-writer friends. The overall result is a recording so full of raw spirit, grit, wit, soaring vocals and jaw-dropping musicianship that it's easy to see why guitar icon, Tony Rice calls "Larry Keel...a force to be reckoned with."
The 43rd Annual Dove Awards has come to an end with a roster of new award winners. The Awards were held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta on April 19th. The Dove Awards Bluegrass Album of the Year went to Grassroots Rambos by Rambo McGuire and Dony McGuire on Rambo McGuire Records.
Like an old-fashioned country hoedown, the Heritage Museum of Orange County's second annual Music and Arts Festival Saturday, June 2, promises to trigger plenty of handclapping and foot-stomping as some of America's most prominent bluegrass, folk and Americana bands take to the stage during the day-long event.
Norwich, Norfolk, UK -- The Porchlight Sessions feature-length Bluegrass music documentary directed by Anna Schwaber, has ten days left to reach its crowd-source funding target of $60,000. UK-based banjo retailer 
Nashville, TN -- According to information released today by the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, Keith Urban's April 10 We're All for the Hall benefit concert raised $465,000, bringing the event's three-year total to approximately $1.5 million. Nearly 14,000 fans packed Nashville's Bridgestone Arena to enjoy the one-of-a-kind show.
Go ahead. Ask anyone who's ever been to ASCAP's I Create Music Expo. They'll tell you that it put them right in the heart of ASCAP's community of today's most successful music creators. They'll tell you things like "it's three days of education, networking and inspiration" and how you'll get "useful feedback and guidance." AirPlay Direct is proud to be a sponsor of the event this year. Never used AirPlay Direct? Never heard of AirPlay Direct? Here's the official word... Since ASCAP Expo 12 is in Los Angeles we thought we'd use language native to the area to tell you describe it: most excellent...and quite possibly, awesome.
Levon Helm, 71, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer Thursday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. His web site had these few words... "Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul."
Wilkesboro, NC -- Preparations are well underway for MerleFest 25, presented by Lowe's, which officially begins next Thursday, April 26, and runs through Sunday, April 29, on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. For many diehard MerleFest fans, the activity begins in the days leading up to Thursday as musicians gather at the Pickin' Place, hosted by the Wilkes Acoustic Folk Society, on the front lawn of the college to share music, moments and memories. There will be plenty of roots, folk, Americana and bluegrass music to go around.