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Tonight marks the first telecast on the GAC TV cable and satellite channel of “ A Twin Pines Christmas ” holiday special featuring Charlie Daniels and his guests — The Grascals , Kathy Mattea, Aaron Tippin, Dan Tyminski and Evelyn and Suzanne Cox.
“ A Twin Pines ...
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Charlie Daniels
John Rich
Dan Seals
Kathy Mattea
Aaron Tippin
Burlington, MA – Rounder Records is pleased to announce that its artists and albums have received 6 Grammy ® nominations for the 52nd Annual Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on “Grammy ® Sunday,” January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live ...
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Rounder Records
Woody Guthrie
Rhonda Vincent
Bill Monroe
The Travelin' McCourys
For members of The Travelin’ McCourys , some of their most fun musical memories were of times spent playing with the early Sidemen or sitting in with other friends at the Station Inn , so it’s only natural to revisit those days as The Travelin’ ...
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The 52nd Annual GRAMMY ® Nominees were announced yesterday with Bluegrass Artists from Rounder, Sugar Hill, Rural Rhythm, Compass Records and Rebel Records picking up nominations in the Bluegrass related categories.
Nominations for the Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental) went to ...
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Rural Rhythm
Rebel Records
Steve Wariner
Sugar Hill Records
Rhonda Vincent
Sarah Jarosz
Remember the Bean Blossom Jamboree Foundation ? Technically, it’s full name is the Bean Blossom Brown County Jamboree Preservation Foundation, Inc.,
That’s the not-for-profit group, which organized with a goal of purchasing the Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival grounds ...
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Sawyer Brown
Bill Monroe
Nashville, Tenn., — Come ring in the New Year with a down home hoe-down and Donna the Buffalo at the Loveless Barn on Thursday, December 31, 2009. They will be bringing their trademark hybrid of folk, reggae, Cajun, zydeco, rock and country. The band played for the venue’s grand ...
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Josh Turner
Patty Loveless
Jack Cooke
Norton, VA — Jack Cooke , long-time bass player and singer with Ralph Stanley’s Clinch Mountain Boys, died Tuesday (Dec. 1) at 10 p.m. at a hospital in his hometown of Norton, Va., after collapsing at his home.
Vernon Crawford “Jack” Cooke was born Dec. 6, 1936. His ...
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Jack Ingram
Bill Monroe
Ralph Stanley
The 52nd Annual GRAMMY ® Nominees were announced yesterday with Bluegrass Artists from Rounder, Sugar Hill, Rural Rhythm, Compass Records and Rebel Records picking up nominations in the Bluegrass related categories.
Nominations for the Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental) went to ...
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Rural Rhythm
Rebel Records
Steve Wariner
Sugar Hill Records
Rhonda Vincent
Sarah Jarosz
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Rural Rhythm Records has announced the current single, “Hard Rock Mountain Prison (’Til I Die)” by award-winning group Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out has landed at the #1 ...
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Justin Moore
Rural Rhythm
Jimmy Wayne
Park City, UT., — Different flavors of music will treat audiences and music industry leaders at the inaugural Orion Independent Music Festival , Jan. 14 – 20, 2010. Seeking to revolutionize the music business, the Festival will provide exposure to unsigned music acts in a similar way ...
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Nell Robinson
Berkeley, CA — Nell Robinson will perform a December 10 show featuring songs for her debut “ Nell Robinson in Loango ,” at the Freight & Salvage Coffee House . The Show begins at 8:00 p.m and tickets are available through the Freight & Salvage ...
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James House
IBMA
If you didn’t get out on Black Friday, and missed Cyber Monday, there’s still hope for bluegrass shoppers.
“The IBMA Awards Show, Bluegrass Fan Fest and the Business Conference offer a week-long experience like no other,” IBMA touts in a press ...
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Former Williams & Clark Expedition founding member Bobby Clark wasn’t a free man long. With the official announcement of Clarks’s departure from the Expedition barely 24 hours old, Jerry Butler & The Blu-J’s have announced the addition of Clark to the the ...
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Hard Ryde
Ontario based bluegrass band Hard Ryde were the big winners this year as the 2009 Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards were handed out during the 31st Annual Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards that took place November 20-22.
With the exception of the Dobro category members of ...
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Booking agency Roe Entertainment , with a roster focused on Bluegrass and Americana & Roots music artists, has relocated its office to Maryville, TN.
Jim Roe of Roe Entertainment feels this move is necessary to put himself closer to an abundance of bluegrass events. According to Roe, ...
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BlueHighways TV
Hendersonville, Tenn. – BlueHighways TV (BHTV), the multi-platform network that explores the people, stories, traditions and music of America, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with SkyBest TV of West Jefferson, North Carolina. The network ...
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Williams & Clark Expedition has announced that mandolinist Bobby Clark is leaving the band to pursue other interests. In light of Clark’s departure, Williams & Clark Expedition will officially become The Expedition Show .
Wayne Southards , Blake Williams and Kimberly ...
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Jimmy Wayne
Blake Shelton
New York, NY, — Even as the digital music generation embraces the latest technological innovations, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) reports that traditional favorites still rule the holiday airwaves — and the iPod. Interpreted over the years ...
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Jessie Baker serves up an earful of tasty tunes for the 5-string banjo with his solo debut disc “ Yessir! ” on the Patuxent Music label.
Like water dancing on a hot skillet, Jessie’s notes come popping from this disc in a way that captures the fire of two of ...
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Jessie James
Michael White
Southern Gospel Music Association president Karen Peck Gooch inducts Don Light into the SGMA Hall of Fame recently in Dollywood. (Photo: Randall Franks)
Dailey and Vincent perform "By the Mark" to honor their manager Don Light. (Photo: Randall Franks)
Talent agent, manager ...
