Doyle Lawson Releases, Lonely Street

(Editor's Note: Lonely Street will be featured on WYEP's Traditional Ties 0n Mat 10.)

Bluegrass Legend Doyle Lawson Releases Lonely Street on May 5th, 2009


Rounder Records Release Marks 30 Years of Recording with His Band Quicksilver



Nashville, Tenn. - The adventure is still unfolding and nowhere near complete, but if the story of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver were a novel, it would be hailed as a masterpiece. The iconic Lawson has been a stalwart and legendary contributor to the bluegrass genre for over 45 years. His latest Rounder release, Lonely Street, celebrates 30 years of recording with Quicksilver and marks his 34th release with the band.


The album, due on May 5, was produced by Lawson and features the trademark vocal harmonies and stellar musicianship that powered the band to an unprecedented seven-straight International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Best Vocal Group Awards.Lawson is the one constant in a band that has featured 39 different musicians over the years. The band has been a training academy for bluegrass players - initiating, training and then sending out into the world, some of the genre's most respected musicians. The musicians featured on Lonely Street are comprised of Lawson (mandolin, vocals), Darren Beachley (guitar, vocals), Carl White (bass, vocals), Joey Cox (banjo), Josh Swift (resophonic guitar, Weisenborn guitar and percussion), and Brandon Godman and David Johnson (fiddle).


The new record opens with "Monroe's Mandolin," an ode to the mandolin master Bill Monroe. Other songs come from the pen of some of country music's most celebrated songwriters including Porter Wagoner ("Big Wind") and Marty Robbins ("Call Me Up & I'll Come Callin' On You"). Lawson teamed up with bandmate Swift to record the instrumental "Down Around Bear Cove," one of the album's highlights.The new collection of music finds the venerable master delivering another razor-sharp display of bluegrass virtuosity. Seemingly always at the top of his game, Lawson continues to receive awards and accolades - from a string of Grammy nominations to multiple IBMA award wins. He was the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the Endowment's highest honor granted to traditional and folk artists for career accomplishments.Lonely Street is not only the celebration of bluegrass mastery between Lawson & Quicksilver, it's another cornerstone in the foundation of an enduring legacy. Legends are made, not born and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver have spent 30 years carving out their own eminent place in the bluegrass pantheon.
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Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Select Awards:National Heritage Fellowship - National Endowment for the Arts 2006


Honorary PhD of Fine Arts, King College, 2007


IBMA Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for "He Lives in Me" 2007


IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2007


IBMA Song of the Year for "He Lives In Me" 2006


IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2006


IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2005IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2004


IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2003IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2002


IBMA Vocal Group of the Year 2001


IBMA Song Of the Year 2003, "Blue Train Of The Heartbreak Line"


IBMA Song of the Year 1990, "Little Mountain Church House"IBMA


Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year 2003, "The Hand Made Cross"


IBMA Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year 2000, "Winding Through Life"


IBMA Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year 1996, "There's A Light Guiding Me"



Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Career Fun Facts:


6 Buses and 1 Motor Home


17 Bus Drivers including Doyle


6 Record Companies


35 Recordings


494 Songs


39 Musicians


30 years of traveling the roads



The trip down those long and winding roads continues. A partial list of upcoming live dates is listed below:5/7-5/9 - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver's BGF, Denton, NC5/16 - Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass Festival, Sevierville, TN5/17 - Koka Booth Ampitheatre, Cary, NC5/30 - Little Nashville Opry, Nashville, IN6/12 - McGukin Civic Center, Cullman, AL6/13 - Festival of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY6/20 - NC State Bluegrass Festival, Cherokee, NC6/25 - Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN6/26 - Music in the Mountains Bluegrass Festival, Summersville, WV6/27 - International Bluegrass Museum: ROMP 2009, Owensboro, KY7/3 - Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival, Conway, MO7/4 - Shadow Valley Gospel Music Festival, Fayetteville, TN7/10-7/11 - Shipshewana Town Center, Shipshewana, IN7/16 - Mineral Bluegrass Festival, Mineral, VA



Early Praise for Lonely Street:
"Name whomever you wish as the shining stars of the form but Doyle Lawson had better be in there somewhere or yer sadly lacking." - Mark Tucker, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange"


Another strong album from a master of bluegrass." - Keith Lawrence, Bluegrass Notes"


Lawson and crew hit it out of the box with a tight set that kicks it into high gear right out of the box and never lets up. Loaded with great playing and good vibes, if you are new to bluegrass, this is a good way to get your ears blown open properly. If you aren't new to bluegrass, what are you waiting for? Hot stuff." - Chris Spector, Midwest Record


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