published by BMNN on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 00:00
Masontown, WV -- Deep Roots Mountain Revival Festival is proud to announce the 2016 lineup for its inaugural music and arts festival happening September 15-18, 2016. Headliners Greensky Bluegrass, Leftover Salmon and The David Grisman Sextet will be joined by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Shooter Jennings with Waymore’s Outlaws, Melvin Seals & JGB, Cabinet, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, The Black Lillies, The Hip Abduction and many more. The festival takes place on the legendary Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown, WV, the original site for the All Good Music & Arts Festival. Top-tier bluegrass, jam band, rock and country acts will convene in the picturesque mountains, effectively bringing West Virginia back to the forefront of the festival scene. A confirmed listing of the initial lineup is below. More artists including additional headliners will be announced soon.
published by BMNN on Tue, 08/25/2015 - 00:17
Their first audience was made up of fellow farmhands. Their first album was recorded out of a rented room at San Antonio's Gunter Hotel in 1935, yet the Carter family's Chuck Wagon Gang - America's beloved gospel group - have gone on to sell forty million records over their eight decade career, and haven't stopped touring and recording. "America's Gospel Singers - The Legacy Lives On," a documentary executively produced by Marty Stuart and airing on Public Television stations this fall, chronicles the 75-year history of the Chuck Wagon Gang, sharing their stories through rare family photographs, poignant personal stories, old recordings and live performances.
published by BMNN on Sat, 09/13/2014 - 00:25
Nashville TN: The Americana Music Festival & Conference, presented by Nissan, September 17-21, is spotlighting “The Music of Mississippi” this year with multiple programming events exploring the history and traditions of American Roots Music in Mississippi.
published by BMNN on Thu, 05/29/2014 - 00:54
Five time GRAMMY-winner Marty Stuart will release a double record 'Saturday Night & Sunday Morning' on September 30 (Superlatone). Conceived as two albums, the first disc 'Saturday Night / Rough Around the Edges' captures the energy of a raucous, hard-hitting night of country music while the gospel-laden and harmony-rich second disc 'Sunday Morning / Cathedral,' the follow-up to 2005's ‘Souls’ Chapel,' channels the fervent and solemn spirit of a Southern Sunday morning.
published by BMNN on Sun, 05/11/2014 - 00:27
Although known primarily as a country music star, Marty Stuart has been taking photographs of the people and places surrounding him since he first went on tour with bluegrass music performer Lester Flatt at age twelve. His inspirations to do this include his own mother, Hilda Stuart, whom he watched document their family's everyday life in Mississippi, bassist Milt Hinton's photographs of fellow jazz artists, and Edward Curtis's well-known images of Native Americans at the turn of the twentieth century. Stuart's work ranges from intimate and often candid behind-the-scenes depictions of legendary musicians, to images that capture the eccentricities of characters from the back roads of America, to dignified portraits of members of the impoverished Lakota tribe in South Dakota, a people he was introduced to through his former father-in-law, Johnny Cash. Whatever the subject, Stuart is able to sensitively tease out something unexpected or hidden beneath the surface through a skillful awareness of timing and composition as well as a unique relationship with many of the subjects based on years of friendship and trust. The book cover includes a photograph of the Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe.
published by BMNN on Sat, 12/07/2013 - 00:10
Abingdon, VA -- For the second year, the Town of Abingdon has partnered with Barter Theatre and Bonefire Brands to kick off the 2014 Abingdon Music Experience with the January Jams concert series. This series will include 7 total concerts, starting January 9, and run every Friday and Saturday during January. “We are excited to expand the number of shows offered from 4 to 7 this year after the overwhelmingly positive response last year,” explains Sara Cardinale, Special Events Coordinator for the ACVB.
published by BMNN on Sat, 09/21/2013 - 00:43
Nashville, TN -- /Opry.com/ Popular modern-day string band Old Crow Medicine Show was formally inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by Opry members Dierks Bentley and Marty Stuart. Among the award-winning group’s first performances in Nashville were on the sidewalks outside the Opry House in Summer 2000, playing for fans entering and exiting Opry performances. The band graduated to the Opry stage for its official Opry debut on January 13, 2001, quickly became a fan favorite during dozens of Opry performances since, and was invited by Stuart to join the Opry on August 16 in Cleveland, Ohio.
published by BMNN on Thu, 11/29/2012 - 00:08
Nashville, TN -- The Grand Ole Opry® presented by Humana® will honor one of country music’s most beloved ambassadors, Marty Stuart, on his 20th anniversary as an Opry member on Sat., Dec. 8. Stuart will be celebrated during a one-hour segment on each of the night’s two shows with performances by his wife and fellow Opry member Connie Smith, Charley Pride, Old Crow Medicine Show, and songwriter Brandy Clark. Also appearing with Stuart will be Phyliss J. Anderson, Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, along with two Choctaw dancers. Click here to purchase tickets.
published by BMNN on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 00:56
Big Stone Gap, VA -- Country music great Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives headline this year's Gathering in the Gap Music Festival, held May 26 at the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park in Big Stone Gap. The day-long festival on and around the grounds of the museum celebrates the region's rich tradition of old-time and bluegrass music with competitions, jams, and performances by local and regional musicians.
published by BMNN on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 00:13
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.
published by BMNN on Sun, 04/08/2012 - 02:11
The premier "AmerEquine Festival of the Horse" kicks off June 1-3, 2012 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, with the intent of providing the best in "bluegrass" concert entertainment, along with a horse-expo and professional trade show.
published by BMNN on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 00:45
The Gathering in the Gap Music Festival takes place Saturday, May 26, of the Memorial Day Weekend. The Gathering celebrates the rich tradition of old-time and bluegrass music found in Southwest Virginia. Activities include competitions, workshops, jams, and performances by regionally and nationally know musicians. The day's events culminate in a main-stage concert by various professional performers.
published by BMNN on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 00:11
Nashville, TN – March 6th, 2012 – Sugar Hill Records is proud to announce that the Country Music Association has named the "Rolls-Royce of Country Singers" Connie Smith as one of the 2012 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Smith will be inducted into the "Veterans Era Artist" category – an honor that is eligible for artists 45 years after they first achieve national prominence.
published by BMNN on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 00:44

Nashville, TN -- Grammy®-winner and American music icon Marty Stuart will release his second 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.
published by BMNN on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 23:47
Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam has become recognized as the kick off event of the CMA Music Festival and in 2012, Marty will celebrate the jam session's 11th year. Marty started the event as way to welcome fans to country music's biggest festival, but the jam has also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for MusiCares, which provides assistance for music people in times of need.
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