Traditional Ties, 04/05, Hlighlights

This Sunday on Traditional Ties it will be a new singles night. Multiple cuts from just released and upcoming CDs from Rounder Records, will be introduced from Bobby Osborne, Dailey and Vincent and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Several other new singles will also be introduced.

Traditional Ties, Sundays at 10:00 pm eastern time on 91.3 FM WYEP, Pittsburgh, Pa. Live streaming - http://wyep.org/

IBMA Hotel Reseverations Open April 1

IBMA WORLD OF BLUEGRASS

HOTEL RESERVATIONS OPEN APRIL 1

Call 1-877-259-4716
Secure your accommodations early.... you don't want to miss this exciting week in Nashville!

More than 2,000 hotel rooms at nine different downtown properties are available at discounted rates for the 2009 World of Bluegrass events. IBMA has strived to negotiate the best rates, at properties that offer the service and amenities our attendees expect, some discounted more than $100 per night.
RESERVATION PROCESS

Beginning April 1st, reservations will be open to anyone planning to attend any part of the World of Bluegrass week.
Reservations must be made through the Nashville Central Reservations Department.
Please DO NOT call hotels directly or the IBMA for room reservations.
Special negotiated rates can only be accessed by calling the number below.
1 Call 1-877-259-4716 or 615-259-4700
Call center is open Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm Central.

2. Inform them you need reservations for the “World of Bluegrass.”

Click Here for a list of the hotel properties, starting rates and amenities.

Additional reservation information can be found on the Hotels & Travel page of the IBMA website, including:
Minimum Stay Requirements, Deposits & Guarantees, Reservation Cancellations & Changes, Reservation Confirmation, Parking in downtown Nashville, Airport Info and more...

Ticket sales will begin June 1 with complete pricing info and informational brochures available in late May. Don't wait to secure your accommodations however. Some properties and room types are in high demand so we encourage you to make your plans to attend at your earliest convenience.

Bookmark http://www.ibma.org/ now to keep up with the most up-to-date information throughout the summer.
World of Bluegrass is your 2009 Stimulus! You still gotta pick!

January Ice Jam, 2010

Spring has just begun, but now is the time to begin making plans for the next January Ice Jam.

Room reservations will be accepted begining Monday March 30.

January Ice Jam - January 15 - 16, 2010

Days Inn, Butler Pa. - (724) 287 6761

If you haven't heard the Meadville jam will also be January 15 - 16, 2010, This means there may be less competition for rooms. The conflict in dates is due to a communications mix up between the organizers, but I understand it is to late for either hotel to change dates. Hopefully both events will still be successful because they each draw heavily from the local community. It is obvious bands and attendees who go to both events have a tough choice to make.

New Releases From Rebel, May 5

MAY 5TH RELEASES ON REBEL RECORDS
One Track From Each Album Hitting Radio This Week on Prime Cuts of Bluegrass

Two Dimes and A Nickel by David Davis & The Warrior River Boys

This spring marks the latest release from bluegrass veterans David Davis & The Warrior River Boys. The album, titled Two Dimes and a Nickel, hits streets May 5th on Rebel Records. It is the band's third for the label and presents another dynamic collection of fresh, hard-driving bluegrass tunes from the Alabama front man and his talented backing group.

As many fans of the genre know, bluegrass runs deep in David Davis's veins. His father played in several regional bands, and his Uncle Cleo was Bill Monroe's first sideman after splitting with brother Charlie. Given this lineage, the record delivers just what we'd expect: solid, no-frills-attached bluegrass music. But don't confuse these ties to tradition for a lack of originality. Two Dimes and a Nickel packs in several cutting-edge, never-recorded-before compositions, including the title - and perhaps standout - track written by Alan Johnston. Lead singing duties on eleven of the album's twelve songs are handled by Davis, whose expressive singing style and crystal clear mandolin leads shine throughout.

The Warrior River Boys have a busy nationwide tour schedule ahead of them this summer. For tour dates and more information please visit http://www.daviddavisandwrb.com/ or http://www.myspace.com/daviddavisandwrb.

Way Up on a Mountain by Spring Creek

Since forming five years ago, Spring Creek has emerged as the hottest young band among the newest generation of pickers in the Rocky Mountain bluegrass scene. In 2007, the Lyons, Colorado-based foursome rocketed onto the national stage when they became the only group to ever capture the band competitions at the Telluride and RockyGrass Festivals in the same year. This fall Spring Creek signed with Rebel Records and will be unveiling their label debut Way Up on a Mountain on May 5th.

Way Up on a Mountain projects a sound that derives its inspiration from the soul of the Rocky Mountains but maintains its footing in the Appalachian hills and Piedmont of the bluegrass heartland. Drawing from the same creative wellspring that produced greats such as Hot Rize, Leftover Salmon, and Yonder Mountain String Band, the album bursts with a freshness that is certain to ensure Spring Creek a spot among Colorado's bluegrass innovators. Equally, Way Up on a Mountain demonstrates the band's keen mastery of traditional bluegrass and their deep respect for its Appalachian origins. The resulting product is a sound that is both traditional and original, daring yet indebted to the forefathers of bluegrass. Way Up on a Mountain is certain to win the hearts of listeners in the bluegrass heartland as well those of the genre's ever-broadening fan-base worldwide.

Most of the tracks are originals, but the album also features material by Ricky Nelson and BIll Monroe - the homage to Monroe highlighting Spring Creek's respect for the legends of bluegrass. IBMA award-winning fiddler Michael Cleveland contributes his masterful work on several tracks

In support of Way Up on a Mountain, Spring Creek will spend 2009 performing at festivals and venues nationwide, including stops at the prestigious Merlefest in Wilkesboro, NC and Old Settlers Festival in Austin, TX. For a full schedule and more information on the band, please visit http://www.springcreekbluegrassband.com/ or www.myspace.com/springcreek.

Do to production scedule, these singles will be introduced on Traditional Ties April 5.

Traditional Ties, 03/29, Playlist

Contact info for new add:

Lost and Found - http://rebelrecords.com/ - http://lostandfoundbluegrass.com/

Lost and Found / If It Hadn't Been for You / Love Lost and Found / Rebel2009-03-2922:02
Tom Godleski / The Southern Crescent / Fresh Preserves / Self2009-03-2922:05
Joe Mullens / Boston Jail / Rambler's Call / Self2009-03-2922:08
Grascals / Indiana / Keep on Walkin' / Rounder2009-03-2922:11
Daughters of Bluegrass / I Am Proud to Be a Daughter... / Bluegrass Bouquet / Blue Circle2009-03-2922:15
Songs From the Road / As the Crow Flies / As the Crow Flies / Self2009-03-2922:18
Dry Branch... / Echo Mountain / Echoes of the Mountain / Rounder2009-03-2922:22
Special Consensus / Snowball Breakdown / Signs / Pinecastle2009-03-2922:26
Remington Ryde / I'll Wait for You / The Ryde / Self2009-03-2922:30
Mac Martin / When I Reach That City / Venango / Copper Creek2009-03-2922:34
Donna Ulisse / The Key / Walk This Mountain Down / Hadley2009-03-2922:37
Aldridge-Justice / Trail of Tears / I'll Go With You / Pinecastle2009-03-2922:41
Larry Stephenson/ Thankful / Thankful / Pinecastle2009-03-2922:45
Pine Mountain Railroad / Let's Meet at the River / Preachin'... / Rural Rhythm2009-03-2922:48
Nothin' Fancy / House of Gold / Lord Bless this House / Pinecastle2009-03-2922:53
Paul Williams / Don't Worry About Me / What a Journey / Rebel2009-03-2922:56
Lost and Found / A Daisy a Day / Love Lost and Found / Rebel2009-03-2923:02
Lost and Found / If Today Was the Last Day / Love Lost and Found / Rebel2009-03-2923:07
Lost and Found / A Country Boy In Search of a Country Girl / Love Lost and Found / Rebel2009-03-2923:10
Lost and Found / That's What Country Folks Do / Love Lost and Found / Rebel2009-03-2923:14
Kristen Scott Benson / Bugle Call Rag / Second Season / Pinecastle2009-03-2923:18
Blue Shades / Whole World Round / Chasing Dreams / Self2009-03-2923:21
Blue Moon Rising/ The Hanging Tree / One Lonely Shadow / Lonesome Day2009-03-2923:25
Rickey Wasson / Don't Wait Up / From the Heart and Soul / Rural Rhythm2009-03-2923:28
Johnny Williams / A Change In Me / Last Day of Galax / Mountain Roads2009-03-2923:32
Carrie Hassler / I Can Go Back Anytime/ CHHR2 / Rural Rhythm2009-03-2923:35
Farewell Drifters / Windy City Rails / Sweet Summer Breeze / Self2009-03-2923:38
Rogers & Johnson / Brandy Station / When the Bands Played / New Time2009-03-2923:42
Balsam Range / Spring Will Bring Flowers / Last Train... / Mountain Home2009-03-2923:46
M M Murphey / Lost River / Buckaroo Blue Grass / Rural Rhythm2009-03-2923:49
Crowe Brothers / Are You Teasing Me / Brothers 'n' Harmony / Rural Rhythm2009-03-2923:52
High Windy / Big Scioto / A Greater Storm / Mountain Home2009-03-2923:57

Traditional Ties, Sundays 10:00 pm eastern, 91.3 WYEP, streaming, http://wyep.org/

Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman, CORRECTION

Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman:
PLEASE NOTE - The previous post indicated Vince Gill was on the bill, HE IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR 2009.

THE COMPLETE LINEUP FOLLOWS:

June 25
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

July 2
Red White & Bluegrass night!
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

July 9
Rhonda Vincent & the Rage
with Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press
and Next Best Thing

July 16
Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
and Jim Lauderdale

July 23
The Dan Tyminski Band
with Steep Canyon Rangers

July 30
Dailey & Vincent
and The Steeldrivers

Contact the Ryman for complete information.

Steep Canyon Rangers, SATURDAY at Pennyroual

March 28, 2009 ** SATURDAY ** 7:00 PM
Steep Canyon Rangers at Pennyroyal

Steep Canyon Rangers have built a reputation as an engaging acoustic quintet seasoned by constant touring. Before being nominated for 2 International Bluegrass Music awards in 2008 (including Album of the Year, ”Lovin’ Pretty Women”), the Rangers were named ’Emerging Artist of the Year’ in 2006 at the IBMA awards ceremony in Nashville, TN. The group has been regularly featured on the Grand Ole Opry, as well as major U.S. Bluegrass and Americana music festivals such as MerleFest, Telluride, Grey Fox, DelFest and RockyGrass. The band’s willingness to bring Bluegrass to music-lovers worldwide has now taken Steep Canyon Rangers to festivals in Sweden, Ireland, Germany and Canada.
Visit their website:
http://www.steepcanyon.com/

Come and hear some great bluegrass music!
With Special Guests
Out of the Blue

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Planning ahead, SCR in Greensburg PA. June 5.
"Summer Sounds" Concert in the Park
St. Clair Park Amphitheater135 N. Maple Ave Greensburg, PA 15601
Info: (724)838-4323
7pm

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NOTICE THE DAILEY AND VINCENT APPEARANCE APRIL 5, AT THE PENNYROYAL HAS BEEN CANCELED. No replacement or rescheduled date, have been announced.

Traditional Ties, 03/29, Highlights

This Sunday Traditional Ties will feature the new release from Lost and Found, "Love Lost and Found." Five cuts from the new CD will be included in the show.

Additional information on the new release can be found here.

The complete playlist will be posted to this blog, prior to the broadcast.

Traditional Ties can be heard in the Pittsburgh Pa. area on WYEP 91.3 FM or on line at http://wyep.org/ (Sundays 10:00 pm eastern.)

Special Consensus Releases Signs

(Columbus, NC) - Greg Cahill and Special Consensus release Signs on March 24th. Band members include Greg Cahill on banjo, Justin Carbone on guitar and vocals, Ashby Frank on mandolin and vocals, and David Thomas on bass and vocals.

Through the band's 34-year existence, 14 albums, and 38 band alum, Cahill has been able to maintain the same high standard of music through each incarnation.

Cahill explains "I'm not a lead singer, so I can either try to mold them, which doesn't necessarily accentuate their strengths, or I can look at change as a positive thing. And if I do that, one of the things that keeps me going is the freshness - we always try to keep doing some of the old songs, but people are excited because they're going to be putting something in themselves, too."
Signs features twelve songs, half of which are written or co-written by band members Frank, Carbone, and Cahill. "Everyone brings in songs they think might suit the style."It's a real team effort - everybody is pulling for the other guy as much as for himself," says Cahill. Guests include Randy Kohrs on dobro, Tim Crouch on fiddle, and Sonya Issacs contributing vocals on the gospel song, "Footprints" by Ronnie Bowman.

Cahill has been fostering talented musicians the whole while and continually gives back to the bluegrass community. He conducts workshops at festivals, teaches at various music camps and the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, in addition to releasing four instructional videos. He has recently been thrust into the limelight of the bluegrass community as the President and Chairman of the Board for the International Bluegrass Music Association.

To listen to tracks from the record and to view Special Consensus' online press kit: Special Consensus.
"Every incarnation of the band has had its own sound. This one - combines the momentum of the best bluegrass bands with a melodic and lyrical bent." - Vintage Guitar

"More than 30 years into the history of the Special C, (Cahill) knows the sweet spot where tradition and innovation are balanced in a satisfying equilibrium, and where individual strength and team effort are so well blended that it's hard to see where one leaves off and the other begins...Signs is one aptly titled album that ought to make the world sit up and take notice. - Jon Weisberger

"Special Consensus has a remarkable record of being able to survive adversity and improve their overall sound each time they change members. Greg Cahill is a master at finding great songs, great musicians and vocalists." - Hank Janney, WGTY

FYI: SPECIAL CONSENSUS WILL BE PART OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS LUEGRASS FESTIVAL, JUNE 19 - 20. Click here for festival details.

Leadership Bluegrass, 2009 Graduates

The International Bluegrass Music Association is pleased to announce the graduating class of Leadership Bluegrass 2009, listed below. Leadership Bluegrass, now in its tenth year with more than 225 alumni, is an intensive three-day program of advanced level, interactive learning experiences that invites participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing our music along with related leadership issues.

Leadership Bluegrass 2009 was hosted March 10-12 at BMI in Nashville, Tenn., and was facilitated again by Fred Bartenstein, a noted bluegrass historian and professional meeting facilitator.Each year approximately 25 individuals are selected to participate in Leadership Bluegrass, a program designed to build commitment, motivate talents and instill enthusiasm for addressing the future of the bluegrass music industry. Class members represent a cross section of current and future leaders from various facets of the industry, as well as diverse regions of the country and world.

Congratulations to the following graduates:
John Abrams; The Abrams Brothers; Gananoque, Ontario, Canada
Danny Clark; MTSU student/ The Bluegrass Bus Museum; Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Larry Cordle; Lonesome Standard Time; Hendersonville, Tenn.
David Crow; Milom, Joyce, Horsnell & Crow PLC; Nashville, Tenn.
Lee Michael Demsey; WAMU-FM, Bluegrasscountry.org, Bluegrass Unlimited; Washington, D.C.
Brandi Hart; The Dixie Bee-Liners; Abingdon, Va.
Hannah Johnson; The Toy Hearts, Birmingham Univ. student; West Midlands, U.K.
Becky Johnson; WMMT-FM/ The Appalshop, Inc.; Whitesburg, Ky.
Gary Jolicoeur; WNRV Bluegrass Radio; Narrows, Va.
Karl Kersey; Fiddle and Pick; Pegram, Tenn.
Barry Mazor; Journalist/Author (No Depression, The Wall Street Journal); Nashville, Tenn.
Penni McDaniel; Hope River Entertainment, Rural Rhythm Records; Lawrenceville, Ga.
Janet McGarry; Diamond Productions PEI, Janet McGarry & Wildwood; Stratford, PE, Canada
C. Roger Moss; Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival; East Hartford, Conn.
Tom Mueller; The Muellers; Waterville, Me.
David Preston; BMI; Nashville, Tenn.
Ronnie Reno; BlueHighways TV, Ronnie Reno & the Reno Tradition; Hendersonville, Tenn.
Leah Ross; Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion; Bristol, Va./Tenn.
Sammy Shelor; Lonesome River Band; Meadows of Dan, Va.
Tommy Sivert; Gold Tone Musical Instruments; Titusville, Fla.
Tom Thorpe; Dyer Switch Bluegrass Band; Albany, N.Y.
Alan Tompkins; Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, Acoustic Music Camp; Dallas, Texas
Jim Van Cleve; Mountain Heart; Producer/Songwriter/Session Musician; Hendersonville, Tenn.
Joe Weed; Musician, Music & Video Producer; Los Gatos, Calif.
Pete Wernick; Dr. Banjo, Pete Wernick & Flexigrass; Pete & Joan Wernick, Hot Rize; Niwot, Colo. Dwight Worden; San Diego Bluegrass Society, IBMA Board of Directors; Del Mar, Calif.

Thanks to the following sponsors of Leadership Bluegrass 2009: Presentation Sponsors: BMI, Fred Bartenstein & AssociatesSilver Sponsors: Katy Daley, WAMU’s BluegrassCountry.org; Brian Smith, Value Music Concepts Inc.; Trisha & John Tubbs, SoftResources LLC; Patrons:.Becky Buller, Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike; Deb Durant, Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music; Arnie Fleischer, The Emelin Theatre; Bill Foster, Bluegrass Unlimited; Richard Hawkins, Bluegrass Ireland; Dan Keen, ASCAP; Pete & Kitsy Kuykendall, Bluegrass Unlimited; George McKnight, Uptown Bluegrass Radio & IBMM’s Banks of the Ohio; Lorraine Short, PrymeTyme Solutions; A/WWW Enterprises (Archie & Priscilla Warnock)Additional support: Nick Barr, WAMC; Louisa Branscomb, Ph.D.; Jessie Law, Belmont Univ. student/The Andrea Roberts Agency; Roger Ryan, Country Music Association of Ireland; Joe Steiner, WFLC Blue Ridge Breakdown; Jeanette & Johnny Williams, The Jeanette Williams Band

The Leadership Bluegrass Planning Committee this year included Archie Warnock (chair), Brian Smith (vice-chair), Trisha Tubbs, Holly Tashian, Larry Shell, Stephanie Taylor, Ron Cox, Fred Bartenstein and Nancy Cardwell (staff liaison). Smith, Tashian, Don Tucker and Kitsy Kuykendall served on the Selection Committee.

For information on the next Leadership Bluegrass class scheduled for 2010 in Nashville, contact Nancy Cardwell at (615) 256-3222, 888-GET-IBMA or nancyc@ibma.org.

Seldom Scene Coming to Frostburg, Md.

Special Events - Roots Music Series
Concerts & WorkshopsPresented by Allegany Arts Council, WFWM Public Radio, and Dr. Ken Roberts.

The Roots Music Series was established by the Allegany Arts Council, in cooperation with WFWM Radio and Dr. Ken Roberts, to encourage and sustain "traditional" music in our community. Using a program format that includes afternoon workshops followed by evening concerts, the Roots Music Series is able to showcase a variety of musical traditions (such as bluegrass, folk, country, blues, gospel, etc.), to educate, instruct and nurture local musicians, and to increase awareness and interest in these important art forms among area residents. For addition information, call the Allegany Arts Council at 301.777.ARTS (2787) or visit http://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/.

Roots Music Series: Spring 2009 Concert

Seldom Scene Saturday, April 25, 2009

On Saturday, April 25 at 8PM, the Roots Music Series will present bluegrass legends Seldom Scene in concert at the Frostburg Palace Theatre. Additional details will follow...

One of the founding members, banjo player BEN ELDRIDGE, has been with The Seldom Scene since its inception, and he still performs with the same fire and enthusiasm that characterized the band's early days as a progressive group that took Bluegrass music to new heights.

DUDLEY CONNELL plays a masterful guitar and provides powerful lead vocals for The Scene, which has a reputation for challenging the bounds of Bluegrass; and Connell's musical virtuosity has pushed the group beyond these bounds. Audiences delight in Connell's renditions of traditional songs like "Old Train", folk ballads such as "Blue Diamond Mine", and blues songs like "Rollin' and Tumblin'". Connell is a former member of The Johnson Mountain Boys.

Playing Dobro for The Scene is one of the most respected dobro players on the Bluegrass scene today, FRED TRAVERS. He is also an accomplished vocalist who brings solid lead and harmony to The Scene. Travers is a former member of the Gary Ferguson Band.

RONNIE SIMPKINS plays rock-steady bass for the group and provides the bass vocals in The Scene's quartets as well. Simpkins has been performing Bluegrass music since childhood and is a former member of The Tony Rice Unit.

LOU REID, who plays mandolin for The Scene and provides the tenor vocals, is also a former member of Ricky Scaggs band, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, and he currently fronts his own group Carolina. On lead, or when providing harmony, Reid's vocals are the epitome of the powerful, "high, lonesome" tenor that is the signature of Bluegrass music.

Bluegrass Benefit for St.Joseph's April 24

11th Annual Bluegrass Benefit Concert, Friday April 24

The Eleventh Annual Bluegrass Benefit Concert for St. Joseph House of Hospitality will take place Friday April 24th at Synod Hall near St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland.

Participating bands:
Allegheny Drifters
Fern Hollow Boys
Mac Martin and The Dixie Travelers
Mon River Ramblers
Mountain Therapy

For tickets ($20) please contact Paul Dvorchak at 412-471-0666 ext. 227 or email jimhanna52@comcast.net

Also, if you would like to place an ad in the program please call Paul or email jimhanna52@comcast.net

A full page (4.75 wide x 8) ad is $250 and includes 6 complimentary tickets.
A half page ad (4.75 x 4) is $100 and includes 3 complimentary tickets.
A quarter page (4.75 x 2) ad is $50 and includes 2 complimentary tickets.

"This is bluegrass music...it is almost a way of life, a respite from everyday rushing and hurrying. A chance to get back to yourself, a chance to meet old friends and make new ones. A chance to celebrate life. A chance to thank God." Michael L. McDonald

This is an all volunteer effort, no one is compensated for their time or talent.

To acquaint yourself with the work of St. Joseph's click here.

Michael Cleveland Coming to Romney WV

5th Annual Springfest Bluegrass Concert

Springfest to feature five time "Fiddle Player of the Year" Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper along with former "Male Vocalist of the Year," Bradley Walker. Opening will be local favorites Apppalachia.

The 5th Annuel Springfest Bluegrass Concert will be held at Hampshire High School on April 4, 2009. Doors will open for the Matinee at 12:00 and it will begin at 12:30pm and end at 4:30. The evening show will begin at 5:30 and end at 10:00 pm. Tickets are $20 for reserved and $15 general admission. Refreshments will be served during intermission in the gym, there will be hotdogs, soups, cakes, brownies and drinks.


The Schedule
12:00 Doors Open
12:30 Appalachia
1:00 - 2:15 Bradley Walker
1 Hour Break
3:15 - 4:30 Michael Cleveland

Second Show:
5:30 - 6:00 Appalachia
6:30 - 7:45 Bradley Walker
1 Hour Break
8:45 - 10:00 Michael Cleveland
You can contact Martin Cecil at304-492-4036 or Ron Miller at 301-707-1078 or Paul Roomsburg at 304-671-8388 for more information.
Bradley Walker
The Nashville Scene called Bradley Walker "arguably the best unsigned singer in bluegrass" in 2003, and while that's no longer true today, it's only because he's no longer unsigned. Releasing his Carl Jackson-produced Rounder Records debut, Highway Of Dreams, in 2006, Walker celebrated with a featured show that fall at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium and a national TV appearance on Jerry Lewis' renowned MDA Telethon that stunned audiences with his rich, country-flavored baritone voice. Born with a form of muscular dystrophy, Bradley's determination first won him fans among bluegrass' most prominent artist - Illrd Tyme Out and the Lonesome River Band among them - and earned him guest appearances on stage and television with them before he launched his solo career. Since then, he's become a favorite of fans across the country for his intimate delivery, winning sense of humor, unmistakable sincerity and pure artistry.
2007 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year
"...inspirational and heartbreaking, a choice that would make Lefty Frizzel proud." - Brian Mansfield, USA Today
"It has been many years since I have been moved by a debut album the way I am moved by Highway of Dreams" - Robert K. Oermann, Music Row, 2006
"...Walker is a powerhouse...he gets it right every time - Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly, 2006
"...wowing audiences everywhere...Walker seems poised to go as far as he wants." -Chris Neal, Country Weekly, 2007

Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper
Rounder Recording Artist

Award-winning fiddler Michael Cleveland brings dynamic traditional
bluegrass to the stage with his band, Flamekeeper, in a show that will
leave the audience talking. A five-time winner of the International
Bluegrass Music Association's Fiddle Player of the Year award, Mike and
his talented band present a program of tight vocal trios and duos,
blistering instrumentals, and fiddle-and-banjo duets that echo the
first-generation stars of bluegrass. The show is rounded out with Mike's
dry wit and the band's sense of fun.
Considered one of the premier bluegrass fiddlers of his generation,
Mike picked up a fiddle at age four, and his talent was recognized early.
In 1993 he was chosen to be part of the Bluegrass Youth All Stars at the
IBMA’s award show. Later that year Mike made his Grand Ole Opry
debut as a guest of Alison Krauss. His list of guest appearances over the
years is a who's who of bluegrass legends including Bill Monroe, Jim
and Jesse, Ralph Stanley, Mac Wiseman, Doc Watson, Larry Sparks,
Doyle Lawson, and J.D. Crowe.
After high school Mike briefly toured with then-named Dale Ann
Bradley and Coon Creek before joining Rhonda Vincent and The Rage
in 2000. At the 2001 IBMA awards, Mike took his first Fiddle Player of
the Year award, and shared the title of Entertainer of the Year with
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. In 2002 Mike rejoined The Dale Ann
Bradley Band. That year he won the Fiddle Player of the Year award and
again in 2004.
Mike's first project as a Rounder recording artist, “Flame Keeper,” was
released in February 2002 and was chosen the IBMA’s Instrumental
Album of the Year. In 2004, Mike shared the Instrumental Album of the
Year award with Tom Adams for “Tom Adams and Michael Cleveland
Live at the Ragged Edge,” an album of fiddle and banjo duets. In 2006,
2007, and 2008 Mike took home his fourth and fifth and sixth Fiddle
Player of the Year awards.
Today Mike is a sought-after guest and has performed recently with
Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, The Mark Newton Band, J.D. Crowe and the
New South, Audie Blaylock and Redline, Melvin Goins and Windy
Mountain and The Wildwood Valley Boys. He is also an active studio
musician, and his credits include the 2005 GRAMMY®-nominated “A
Tribute to Jimmy Martin: The King of Bluegrass” and a 2003 GRAMMY®
winner, Jimmy Sturr's “Let's Polka 'Round.”

Traditional Ties, 03/22, Playlist

Contact info for new adds:

Joe Mullens -http://myclassiccountry.com/RadioRamblershome.htm

Tom Godleski - http://buncombeturnpike.homestead.com/FreshPreserves.html

Joe Mullens / Boston Jail/ Rambler's Call / Self2009-03-2222:02
Tom Godleski / The Southern Crescent / Tom Godleski's Fresh Preserves / Self2009-03-2222:07
Jeannette Williams / I Will Survive / Thank You For Caring / Blue Circle2009-03-2222:13
Johnny Williams / Back to My Old Ways of Living / Last Day of Galax / Mountain Roads2009-03-2222:17
Lonesome River Band / One Little Teardrop / No Turning Back / Rural Rhythm2009-03-2222:21
Junior Sisk / The Wolf Is At the Door / Blue Side... / Rebel2009-03-2222:25
Sierra Hull / Hullarious / Secrets / Rounder2009-03-2222:28
Larry Stephenson / How High Is That Mountain / Thankful / Pinecastle2009-03-2222:32
Tom Godleski / Good and Faithful Servent / ...Fresh Preserves / Self2009-03-2222:35
Northwest Territory / You'll Be Rewarded / Good Old Boys / Self2009-03-2222:40
Lynn Beckman / Meeting in the Air / Grassland to Gloryland / Self2009-03-2222:45
Aldridge-Justice / This Man / I'll Go With You / Pinecastle2009-03-2222:48
James King / Just As the Sun Went Down / Gardens in the Sky / Rounder2009-03-2222:52
Nothin' Fancy / Where the Soul of Man Never Dies / Lord Bless This House / Pinecastle2009-03-2222:56
Tom Godleski / The Beagle and the Rabbit / ...Fresh Preserves / Self2009-03-2223:02
Tom Godleski / Ernest Payne / ...Fresh Preserves / Self2009-03-2223:11
Joe Mullens / Rambler's Call / Rambler's Call / Self2009-03-2223:18
Big Country Bluegrass / High Alleghenies / Open for Business / Mountain Roads2009-03-2223:21
Wayne Taylor / Golden Hair / Dear Mom / Raincoe2009-03-2223:24
Michael Cleveland / Northern White Clouds / Leavin' Town / Rounder2009-03-2223:27
Joe Mullens / The Old Rockin' Chair / Rambler's Call / Self2009-03-2223:3

The Farewell Drifters / Sweet Summer Breeze / Sweet Summer Breeze2009-03-2223:34
Special Consensus / Mountain Girl / Signs / Pinecastle2009-03-2223:38
Crowe Brothers / Cindy Mae / Brothers 'n' Harmony2009-03-2223:41
Rogers & Johnson / Heading South / When the Bands Played / New Time2009-03-2223:45
M M Murphey / Lone Cowboy / Blue Grass Buckaroo / Rural Rhythm2009-03-2223:48
Balsam Range / Jack Diamond / Last Train to Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home2009-03-2223:52
Patrick McAvinue / Down Yonder/ Rutland's Reel / Patuxent2009-03-2223:56

JOHN TROUT, WYEP FM, PITTSBURGH, PA. tties91@hotmail.com

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Bluegrass Nights Ay Yhe Ryman

Ryman Bluegrass Series To Include Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

The historic Ryman Auditorium has announced it's list of artists to perform for the annual "Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman" series and this year they have asked Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper to join this esteemed list of artists. Michael and the band will kick off the series along with bluegrass legend Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver on Thursday, June 25th. The series will offer performances every Thursday thereafter through July 30th and will also feature Vince Gill, Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent and more. Tickets are $25.50 and are available by calling the Ryman at 615-889-3060 or online.Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman

Traditional Ties, 03/22, Highlights

This Sunday Traditional Ties will introduce two new albums. We will have three cuts from the new release from Joe Mullens and the Radio Ramblers, our feature will be a CD of story songs from Tom Godleski, complete with the story that inspired the song.

Traditional Ties, Sundays at 10:00 pm, on WYEP Fm, 91.3 Pittsburgh Pa.

Streaming at http://wyep.org/

The Complete playlist will be posted here prior to the broadcast.

Bluegrass Cookbook Planned, Your Recipies Needed

FYI: This message is from the group that promotes the January Ice Jam and the Spring National Road Festival at Richeyville Pa. All money they raise is used for charity, mainly providing aid to local regional and national Bluegrassers in time of need. They also support Bluegrass on WYEP with an annual
contribution.

This project will be incomplete without your recipes and input.

John

Hi to all you bluegrassers:
A committee from the Bluegrass Relief Fund has undertaken the project of a Western Pa. Bluegrass Cookbook!
We hope you all will be willing to participate. The projected completion date is 08/30/09 in order to have the cookbooks available for holiday gifts! From you we need, of course, some recipes. Please include family favorites, potluck goodies, camping favorites, ethnic recipes, or others that you wish to share.
Also, we would like to include photos of your bluegrass group, camping photos around the campfire, or stage photos which will be used throughout the book.
Please forward to mongpap@localnet.com or send to,
1257 Toll Gate Road West Alexander, Pa. 15376
We sincerely hope for your participation, for a meaningful fundraiser. It won't be complete without everyone's participation.If you can't send electronically, see me at the festivals this summer.
Thanks a bunch!
Claudia Phillips 724-747-2683 Cell

Bluegrass Benefit in Donegal Pa.

Forwarded message from Chris Rossi:

Hi all,
I would like to bring to your attention an event that is going to take place on March 28th, from 6pm until ??? at the American Legion post in Donegal. The benefit is for the family of Samuel Hicks. Samuel Hicks, 33, was one of several federal investigators closing in on an cocaine distribution ring in western Pennsylvania when he was killed. There will be a $5 cover at the door and a buffet included with the cover. Throughout the night, there will be 50/50 drawings as well as numerous raffles for prizes donated by local business. There is a bar that will serve adult beverages, therefore no one under 18 will be permitted to attend.

Music will be provided by two bands, East Run Band from Doddridge Co, West Virginia, a band who I have had the privilege to play with recently, along with the Gypsy Knights. Some of you will know the Knights from playing locally. The band consists of Scott Brown, Pat Petraca, Joe Goldon and Don Brown. Come on out and eat, drink and enjoy a wonderful night of music for a good cause. Doors will open at 6 pm with the music starting at 8pm and ending around midnight. Hope to see you there.

Chris Rossi

J D Crowe in Concert at Edinboro (Pa) Univ..

J D Crowe At Edinboro:

Event Information
J.D. Crowe and the New South are among the most influential bluegrass bands of the past three decades. Crowe has led an array of brilliant musicians in a mission to continually reinvent and update bluegrass while simultaneously paying tribute to the legacy of the tone, taste, and timing established by Crowe's musical idols. The Office of Performing Arts is pleased to bring J.D. Crowe and the New South to the campus of Edinboro University. Funding for this program is provided by the Edinboro University Student Government with funds from the student activity fee.
When?
Friday, March 27, 2009 7:30 PM EST
Where?
Louis C. Cole Memorial Auditorium
Contact Information
Dr. Anne Ortega aortega@edinboro/edu 814-732-2634
Other Information?
Request Accessible Seating: Order your tickets by calling 814-732-1347.

Tickets, $10.00

Additional bio information:

J.D. Crowe and the New South are among the most influential bluegrass bands of the past three decades, with a visionary sound that suggests both a rich past and a wide-open future. From 1975's classic J.D. Crowe and the New South (affectionately referred to by fans by its catalog number, 0044), to their newest project, 2006's “Lefty's Old Guitar,” bandleader/banjo player/guitarist/vocalist Crowe has led an array of brilliant musicians in a mission to continually reinvent and update bluegrass while simultaneously paying tribute to the legacy of tone, taste, and timing established by Crowe's musical idols.

Traditional Ties, 03/15, Playlist

Contact info for new adds:

Johnny Williams - http://www.jeanettewilliams.com/grasstankmusic.html - http://www.mountainroadsrecordings.com/

Nate Leath - http://www.nateleath.com/home.htm - http://www.pxrec.com/

Johnny Williams / Helping Hand / Last Day at Galax / Mountain Roads2009-03-1522:02
Nate Leath / Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase / Rockville Pike / Patuxent2009-03-1522:07
Rhonda Vincent / Heart Wrenching Love Sick Memories / (Upcoming) / Rounder2009-03-1522:10
Tim Hensley / Ridin' Out the Storm / Long Monday / Rural Rhythm2009-03-1522:13
Mickey Harris / Dog House Blues / Dog House Blues / Self2009-03-1522:18
Lonesome River Band / Like a Train Needs a Track / No Turning Back / Rural Rhythm2009-03-1522:21
Gibson Brothers /Picker's Blues / Iron and Diamonds / Sugar Hill2009-03-1522:23
Joe Mullens /Bending the Strings/ Tuned In / Self2009-03-1522:27
Johnny Williams / Going to a Mansion / Last Day of Galax / Mountain Road2009-03-1522:33
Rickey Wasson / I Can Tell You the Time / From the Heart and Soul / Rural Rhythm2009-03-1522:35
Nothin' Fancy/ Lord Bless This House /Lord Bless This House / Pinecastle2009-03-1522:38
Audie Blaylock / Goodbye/Audie Blaylock and Red Line / Rural Rhythm2009-03-1522:41
Special Consensus / Footprints / Signs / Pinecastle2009-03-1522:45
Skaggs & Whites / Salt of the Earth /Salt of the Earth / Skaggs2009-03-1522:49
Soul Pickers / I Believe/Beautiful River of Life / Blue Circle2009-03-1522:52
Pine Mountain Railroad / What Would You Give... / Pickin'..../ Rural Rhythm2009-03-1522:54

Johnny Williams / You're Love Holds the Key / Last Day of Galax / Mountain Road2009-03-1523:02
Johnny Williams / Last Day of Galax / Last Day of Galax / Mountain Road2009-03-1523:06
Johnny Williams / Country Living's Changing Every Day / Last Day of Galax / Mountain Road2009-03-1523:12
Johnny Williams / Papa Loved Ringing That Bell / Last Day of Galax / Mountain Road2009-03-1523:16
Nate Leath / Rhythm Masters' Red Tag Waltz / Rockville Pike / Patuxent2009-03-1523:20
Blue Shades / Maggie Mae / Chasing Dreams / Self2009-03-1523:23
Jeanette Williams / I Will Survive / Thank You for Caring / Blue Circle2009-03-1523:28
Sons of Navarone / Dancing Queen / At Last / Self2009-03-1523:30
Allegheny Drifters / Little Pink / Can't Wait / Self2009-03-1523:35
Remington Ryde / Four Letter Word / The Ryde / Self2009-03-1523:37
Balsam Range / Down in Caroline / Last Train to Kitty Hawk / Mountain Home2009-03-1523:40
Michael Martin Murphey / Carolina in the Pines / Buckaroo Blue Grass / Rural Rhythm2009-03-1523:43
Songs from the Road Band Taxman As the Crow Flies / Self2009-03-1523:47
Buncombe Turnpike Picker's Paradise Picker's Paradise / Self2009-03-1523:50
Dailey & Vincent / Sweet Carrie / Dailey & Vincent / Rounder2009-03-1523:53
Nate Leath / Rosin on the Gourd / Rockville Pike / Patuxent2009-03-1523:56

Traditional Ties, Sundays 10:00 pm, 91.3 FM Pittsburgh Pa, Streaming http://wyep.org/

Traditional Ties, 03/15, Highlights

This Sunday's Traditional Ties, will present two new releases. The feature CD will be 'Last Day of Galax' just released by Johnny Williams.

The last of thecurrent crop of new CDs from Patuxent Records will also be introduced, with several cuts from young, Old-Time fiddler Nate Leath.

Traditional Ties: Sunday's at 10:00 PM, WYEP FM 91.3 Pittsburgh Pa, streaming - http://wyep.org/

Alison Brown to Release New CD/DVD

Alison Brown, GRAMMY-award winning banjoist, "ground-breaker" (USA Today), and co-founder of Compass Records announces new CD The Company You Keep (April 7, 2009) + bonus DVD

Included with the first 5000 copies of the album shipping to retail is a free full length concert DVD taped live at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN). The DVD, which was filmed in HD and recorded in high res audio, features the Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven on a set that includes tunes from The Company You Keep as well as fan favorites from past albums.

To sample tracks from The Company You Keep click here.
To watch Alison's newly released EPK, click here.
To see all of Alison Brown's tour dates, click here.

The title of Alison Brown's new studio release, The Company You Keep, was originally inspired by the words of Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes (Don Quixote): "Tell me the company you keep and I'll tell you what you are." But it wasn't until the project began to develop that Brown realized the title actually held two separate, but equally important, meanings for her and for her music. "I've been writing, recording and performing my own tunes for nearly 20 years now," Brown reflects. "And as I thought about the progression of my sound - our band sound - I began to think about what a collaborative effort this musical journey has been. After 15 years of recording, performing and philosophizing about music with (pianist) John R Burr and (bassist) Garry West, I really wanted to draw that collaborative spirit to the forefront on this album." The Company You Keep features the musicians she has spent most of the past 15 years performing with: John R. Burr (piano), Garry West (bass), David Grisman Quintet alum Joe Craven (fiddle/mandolin/percussion) and Larry Atamanuik (drums) alongside guests John Doyle (guitar), Stuart Duncan (fiddle) and Kenny Malone (drums) on a set of engaging, upbeat and melodic tunes, many of which were co-written by Brown and Burr, in some cases right before the recording sessions.

According to Brown, The Company You Keep is also a tip of the hat to her approach to business as one of the co-founders of the Compass Records Group. "I co-founded Compass with Garry West the same year that I began touring with my own band so the development of the label and the development of the band have grown up in tandem, even though I didn't release an album on Compass until 1998." At a time when the record business is being turned upside down the Compass Records Group has continued to grow and today boasts nearly 600 releases across the Compass, Green Linnet and Mulligan Records catalogs. "Our artistic aesthetic is very well described by the idea that the company we've built and sustain (both in our roster and our staff) reflects our values and musical priorities. We take a very long tail approach to our business and feel a great sense of pride in having built a business model that is scaled to be successful with records that may only sell a few thousand units. Some of our smallest records say more about us as a label than our biggest selling records do."

Alison Brown is a Harvard alum, received her MBA from UCLA and worked as an investment banker before joining Alison Krauss and Union Station for a three year stint in 1989. She has received 3 GRAMMY nominations for her solo recordings and a GRAMMY award in 2001 for Best Country Instrumental Performance as well as the International Bluegrass Music Association's award for Banjo Player of the Year. Praised by both fans and critics alike, her take on the traditionally Appalachian instrument has earned Brown features on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR's All Things Considered, and in The Wall Street Journal. The Company You Keep will be available everywhere April 7, 2009.

Rural Rhythm Signs Tommy Webb

HEARTLAND – A New CD by Tommy Webb Set for April Release

Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce the upcoming April 21, 2009 release of the new album by TOMMY WEBB titled, “HEARTLAND.” Tommy is from Langley, Kentucky located in Floyd County near the well-known Highway Route 23 that so many award-winning Country and Bluegrass music artists have originated. His voice has a genuine Big Country & Rootsy Bluegrass quality brand that is unmistakably his own - Simply put, he sounds like Tommy Webb!

Ron Stewart produced the album and recently commented, "Tommy Webb is one of those rare ‘Down to Earth, No Sugar Coating’ talents that only comes along once in a grand while that grabs you and makes you listen. This is the third CD of Tommy's that I have been a part of, and from that first time I hit the record button and heard him sing, I knew that I, along with the rest of the bluegrass and acoustic music world, would be hearing a lot more from this guy, and hopefully I would be involved!"

The upcoming album includes 12 songs, several written by Tommy Webb, and also includes two strong songs, re-mixed and re-mastered, from his previous two albums: the hit "If It Weren't For Bluegrass Music (I'd Go Crazy)” that reached #4 on the Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Singles Chart and “A Hard Row to Hoe.” Rural Rhythm just released two new tracks last month on the Rural Rhythm Fresh Cuts & Key Tracks #4 radio compilation CD: “Teardrop Inn” and “Heartland.”

"Teardrop Inn,” written by Mike Wells, is an emotionally-packed love story tragically gone wrong, filled with all the familiar cheating on the other side of town lyrics that speak to the hurtful emotion and fiery passion of a woman scorned. The harmonies are truly haunting and capture the direct and raw emotion of the woman’s last words to her gentlemen lover who’s done her wrong.“Heartland” was written by Tommy Webb and Sam Passamano, Jr. (President of Rural Rhythm Records). “This is a very timely song considering the tough economic times throughout America and all over the world. It’s a time when our world leaders need to take charge, work together, find solutions, get results and not let party lines or world politics get in the way of turning this economy around,” said Passamano. “Tommy's song ‘Heartland’ reaches the heart and soul of the everyday working man and woman and their plight enduring through these hard times, just trying to survive.




Tommy Webb lives in the heartland, in both body and spirit, and writes passionate songs about life in the heartland. His new album clearly defines the Tommy Webb sound and will surely turn a lot more heads as they discover his unique and refreshing “salt of the earth” vocal style and songwriting talents.

Musicians on the album include: Tommy Webb (lead vocals, guitar, clawhammer banjo); Chris Goble (banjo, harmony vocals); Kenny O’Quinn (mandolin, harmony vocals); Danny Stiltner (bass, harmony vocals); Ron Stewart (fiddle, mandolin, resonator guitar, bass, harmony vocals); and Sherri Stewart (harmony vocals).For more information on Tommy Webb, please visit http://www.thetommywebbband.com/ or http://www.ruralrhythm.com/

Del McCoury 50 Year Retrospective - Coming 05/12/09

Celebrating 50 Years Of Del Mccoury - Bluegrass Icon’s Quintessential Restrospective

“Del gives hope to everybody…To keep the purity that you need to do this kind of music, and the drive and energy, that takes a special kind of guy.”– Elvis Costello

Nashville, TN, McCoury Music is proud to announce the upcoming May 12th release of CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF DEL McCOURY.

CELBRATING 50 YEARS OF DEL McCOURY is a stunning 5-disc special edition box set collection encapsulating a 50-year legacy of brilliant, heartfelt music from the Bluegrass icon, who recently celebrated another milestone by turning 70 years old. With more than 30 new recordings of songs from Del’s first 40 years of performing and an additional 18 from the Del McCoury’s Band most essential tracks of the last decade, this quintessential box set is complete with a 12-page full color booklet of photographs from the McCoury family archives–some which have never been seen.
From classics that he first sang back in the late 1950s to such stunning originals as “High On A Mountain,” “Are You Teasing Me,” “Dark Hollow,” “Bluest Man In Town,” “Rain And Snow,” “Good Man Like Me, “Rain Please Go Away,” as well as “Nothin’ Special” and “Never Grow Up Boy” from the Grammy-winning, The Company We Keep, it’s truly a life’s work being handed down.
“Del gives hope to everybody—fifty years is a long time to be playing music in any field,” says Elvis Costello. “But to keep the purity that you need to do this kind of music, and the drive and energy, that takes a special kind of guy.”
Elvis’ words are echoed by other master musicians and fans alike whose support for Del has only intensified over the years. The onetime Bill Monroe sideman is now the music’s spiritual and artistic heir. Since the early 90’s, Del’s popularity has soared. In addition to countless awards, including a Grammy and 3 dozen IBMA’s (and an unprecedented 9 Entertainer of the Year trophies), Del’s influence reaches well beyond his Bluegrass disciples, from 2008 Grammy Album of the Year winner Alison Krauss, to Dierks Bentley, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, and jamband fav’s Phish, Leftover Salmon and Yonder Mountain String Band.
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF DEL McCOURY was recorded in a marathon session that lasted only a few days. As befits a living legend, and a lively one at that, he brings a fresh and inspired take to all the tracks, particularly those that have been part of his repertoire since the beginning.
“We went through the songs pretty quickly,” says son Ronnie, who plays mandolin. “Take after take, it was just great. Dad sounds better than ever on here. We had a list of songs that the three of us made, with fifteen or twenty songs from each of the decades and the albums that he made before he started owning his own recordings, and he would just pick some things to record on each session—and then we just went in and knocked them out. So they all have a real live feel to them.”
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF DEL MCCOURY is far from a swan-song. If Del’s summer tour schedule is any indication, it’s going to be a lively celebration indeed. Details are forthcoming about a rigorous schedule, including a much coveted slot at Bonnaroo, one of the nations biggest summer festivals. Del will also be hosting the 2nd Annual Delfest in Cumberland, MD in May. For more information, as well as late-breaking news, visit: McCoury Music.
For any elements you might need (art, bio, photos, etc), visit the 50 years of Del McCoury info page.

Traditional Ties, 03/08, Playlist

Contact info for new adds:

The Farewell Drifters - http://farewelldrifters.com/

The Lawsons - http://kindredrecords.com/

Jordan Tice - http://jordontice.com/ - http://pxrec.com/

The Farewell Drifters / Windy City Rails / Sweet Summer Breeze / Self2009-03-0822:02
Jordan Tice / Sofia / Long Story / Patuxent2009-03-0822:07
Bill Emerson/ Sweet Dixie Girl/ ....Sweet Dixie / Rebel2009-03-0822:12
David Parmley / 3 Silver Dollars/ 3 Silver Dollars / Pinecastle2009-03-0822:15
Balsam Range / Julie's Train /Last Train to Kitty HawkMountain Home2009-03-0822:19
Jeanette Williams / Break the Chain / Thank You for Caring / Blue Circle2009-03-0822:22
Michael Cleveland / Sold Down the River / Leavin' Town / Rounder2009-03-0922:24
Lonesome River Band / Dime Store Rings / No Turning Back / Rural Rhythm2009-03-0822:27
The Lawsons /Shout It From the Highest Hill / Shout It... / Kindred2009-03-0822:31
The Lawsons /Clear Title / Shout It... / Kinderd2009-03-0822:35
The Lawsons /There's Always a Light In The Church / Shout It... / Kindred2009-03-0822:38
The Lawsons / Mother's Footsteps / Shout It... / Kindred2009-03-0822: 41
Remington Ryde / Where You Gonna Hide / The Ryde / Self2009-03-0822:46
Kristin Scott Benson / The Gospel Way / Second Season / Pinecastle2009-03-0822:48
Carolina RoadYou Gotta Believe...Give Jesus a Try / Blue Circle2009-03-0822:51
Paul Williams / Sinner Don't Wait / What a Journey / Rebel2009-03-0822:55
The Farewell Drifters / Sweet Summer Breeze / Sweet Summer Breeze / Self2009-03-0823:02
The Farewell Drifters / Hold On/ Sweet Summer Breeze / Self2009-03-0823:07
The Farewell Drifters / You Can Have Her / Sweet Summer Breeze / Self2009-03-0823:10
The Farewell Drifters / Birmingham / Sweet Summer Breeze2009-03-0823:13
Jordan Tice / 3 AM / Long Story / Patuxent2009-03-0823:16
When the Bands Played /Hold the Line / When the Bands Played / New Time2009-03-0823:19
Mark Delaney / Baby Blue Eyes / Sidecar / Patuxent2009-03-0823:23
Northwest Territory / Pappa Wants to Go Back / Good Old Boys / Self2009-03-0823:26
Big Country Bluegrass/ Just Another Broken Heart / Open for Business / Mountain Roads2009-03-0823:31
Blue Moon Rising / Where There's a Road / One Lonely Shadow / Lonesome Day2009-03-0823:33
Michael Martin Murphey / Lone Cowboy / Buckaroo Blue Grass / Rural Rhythm2009-03-0823:37
The Farewell Drifters / Distant Traveler's Son / Sweet Summer Breeze / Self2009-03-0823:40
Blue Shades / Anita You're Dreaming / Chasing Dreams / Self2009-03-0823:45
Songs From the Road Band / How Can It Be Wrong / As the Crow Flies / Self2009-08-0323:48
Donna Ulisse / Child of the Great Depression / Walk This Mountain Down / Hadley2009-03-0823:51
Special Consensus / Signs / Signs / Pinecastle2009-08-0323:54
Jordan Tice / Coming to Life / Long Story / Patuxent2009-03-0823:57
JOHN TROUT, WYEP FM, PITTSBURGH, PA. tties91@hotmail.com

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Monroe - Style Mandolin Camp, 09

Owensboro Ky - March 6 2009
Contact Gabrielle Gray

270-926-7891

International Bluegrass Music Museum

4th Annual Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp

OWENSBORO, KY- March 6, 2009 - This museum will present the 4th annual Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp this coming September 11-13 2009 in Owensboro, Kentucky. Our goal in hosting this camp is to preserve the unique, historic performance art of Bill Monroe, "The Father of Bluegrass," by teaching his style of mandolin playing and songwriting to a new generation of players. Our Faculty Mike Compton, Camp & Curriculum Director Dr. Richard Brown, Associate Director Skip Gorman, Tim O'Brien. Jody Stecher, Butch Waller, Special Guests

Tom Ewing, Monroe historian, concert performer, Will Kimble, luthier.
The 2009 curriculum has been revised by Camp Director Mike Compton, one of the world's pre-eminent mandolin teachers. The new classes will reflect his experience after three years at the Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp and ongoing conversations with campers and faculty. He will lead our 2009 faculty in presenting new classes and workshops related to the development and execution of Monroe's mandolin style, songwriting, musical influences, and more.
At the Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp, you will spend three days with 6 of the finest mandolin players and 50 of the coolest mandolin campers on Planet Earth. With registration capped at 50, the camp's intimate environment allows for ample opportunities to receive personal, hands-on instruction from each of these legends of Monroe-Style mandolin.
New to this year's camp on Friday is an All-Night Pickin' Party and Bluegrass Invitational which will bring local and regional musicians together with campers for a non-stop jam session and barbeque feast.
New to this year's camp on Saturday between 4:30 and 5:00 will be six 30-minute private master classes, one with each member of the faculty. All campers' names will be put in Red Smiley's hat. Six names will be drawn at the opening session Friday at noon. (If your name is drawn and you don't want or need this master class, we can either re-draw or you can gift it to a friend.)
Returning in 2009 is a class on Mandolin Set Up and Maintenance by Will Kimble of Kimble Mandolins. Will is available Friday and Saturday for basic set ups and fret work. He will charge for materials and a reasonable fee for each work order. Please request a WORK ORDER FORM from Brenda Smith at the museum: 270-926-7891. Your mandolin will get an "appointment" based on the estimated time required to perform the requested service.The 2009 All-Star Faculty Concert will be amazing. Each member of the faculty is an internationally known performer with his own band (see bios). Tom Ewing, Monroe's last guitarist with the Blue Grass Boys, adds vintage authenticity and historic relevance as well as great vocals and rhythm guitar. Campers are invited to an exclusive wine reception at the museum prior to the concert.
Jam with new friends. Eat great barbeque. Experience rare performances, onstage and off. Enjoy a total immersion in bluegrass music's homeland, history and future at the world's only bluegrass music museum dedicated to preserving the international history and performance art of bluegrass music...all the while surrounded by rare bluegrass artifacts and memorabilia. Compare, sell or swap mandolins with other players. Trade live non-commercial bootleg recordings with other collectors. Be part of the museum and let it become an integral part of your life and music.The camp package will include:
Intensive group lessons in Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Choose one level or migrate throughout the weekend.
An all-night Pickin' Party and Bluegrass Invitational with a feast from Moonlite. Learn why they call this part of Kentucky "The Bluegrass and Barbeque Region".
Lunch on Saturday and Sunday at the museum.
Lodging Friday and Saturday the Hampton Inn. Continental breakfast included.
A reserved seat at the All-Star Faculty Concert featuring all instructors plus Tom Ewing. It's open to the public but campers get the closest seats.
A group photo and a bootleg tape/CD trading session.
Free admission to the museum on Thursday and Monday, before & after camp.
An International Bluegrass Music Museum instrument case decal.
The special edition t-shirt and poster (they rock this year).
Faculty Concert Join us Saturday evening September 12th (the eve of what would have been Bill's 98th birthday) for our All-Star Faculty Concert at Woodward's Cafe, across the foyer from the museum's entrance. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Showtime is 7:30. The concert is open to the public and features all six instructors plus Tom Ewing, editor of The Bill Monroe Reader and former Blue Grass Boy. Tickets are $20 (included with campers' tuition), available in advance or at the door. After campers are seated, only 50 seats remain, so reserve your ticket(s) early by calling the museum: 270-926-7891. MAKE YOUR RESERVATION TODAY! (Tuition is non-refundable)Available for additional charges will be:
Signed copies of Tom Ewing's book The Monroe Reader.
Signed copies of all instructor CDs and materials.
Basic mandolin set ups and fret work by Will Kimble
A commemorative Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp Poster ($10.00.)*
A commemorative Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp t-shirt ($20.00.)*
* Free if registered before May 1st, 2009 Bill Monroe's influence on modern bluegrass and mandolin music is inestimable. One needs only to look at the skills of our faculty and other leading contemporary mandolin players to realize that they became what they are today due in part to their in-depth study of Monroe's music and performance style, and by trading Monroe-isms with others through the years. The Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp is the ultimate gathering spot for Monroe enthusiasts. Satisfy your desire to "Know Monroe" by spending the anniversary of his birth and passing at the museum and the camp dedicated to preserving his legacy.
Mando Camp 09 Website

An Interesting Post Brings Back Memories

The following post and reply were taken from the Western Pennsylvania Bluegrass Committee discussion site. I thought it would be of general interest.


Hard to believe it's been almost 20 years... I'm sure there are at least a few on this list who used to attend the Beaver Valley Bluegrass Festival that the Beaver Creek Bluegrass Band used to hold at Brady's Run Park in Beaver County back in the eighties and nineties. And what a festival it was. I sorely miss it.
Some of the biggest names in bluegrass were playing in our own back yard each Memorial Day weekend. It was there I first saw Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Tony Rice, Hot Rize, Doyle and Quicksilver, and many other top bluegrass acts of the day. You don't really appreciate something like that until it's gone.
Rich or Randy Ord, if you're reading this, thank you. Anyway, Del McCoury was one of the headliners in 1989, and one of his sets, during which David Grisman and Sam Bush sat in on a few numbers, was recorded, and can now be downloaded freely and legally from this page:http://www.archive.org/details/del1989-05-27lateflac
A few words of caution:The files are huge and are in FLAC format, which is a lossless audio format that you probably can't play directly in Windows Media Player (I can't) and probably can't play directly in WinAmp either (I can't). You'll need to download a decoder to convert them to WAV files, which you can play directly, burn to a CD, or convert to MP3. There are probably lots of free decoders available; I got one from here:http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html
The interface is non-intuitive, so you should probably be fairly handy with computers before attempting to use it. If you're not, enlist a friend who is. It's well worth the effort. The sound quality isn't superb, but it isn't bad either. And Del and the boys are absolutely on fire for this set.

Reply:

I was back on the side of the stage when this took form. David Grisman was playing with Del McCoury. David broke a string and came off stage to change it. Sam Bush was hanging out backstage so David told Sam to grab his mandolin and go back up with him. They would do a 3 mandolin thing with Ronnie McCoury. Sam grumbled that David and Ronnie where warmed up and he was coming up cold but he did it.It was amazing.I am glad there is a recording of it.
Rich Ord-

Traditional Ties, 03/08, Highlights

Traditional Ties for Sunday 03/08, new add from Jordan Tice (3 cuts). Double feature night with a Gospel feature from The Lawsons, and new Bluegrass from The Farewell Drifters.

Traditional Ties Sundays at 10:00pm, WYEP 91.3 FM, Pittsburgh PA. Streaming audio - http://wyep.org/

The complete playlist will be posted here prior to broadcast date.

Ronnie Reno and Reno Tradition Coming To Keyser WV

I am passing along this info just received from Lynn Beckman. Any show by Ronnie will be a good one, lots of his music mixed with his dad's classics, an easy Saturday drive from western PA. HIGHLY RECOMENDED!!

Hey John,
I just wanted to say thanks, again, for your playing some of my music and to let you know that we are going to have RONNIE RENO AND THE RENO TRADITION in Keyser, West Virginia, on Saturday, March 21 for the POTOMAC HIGHLANDS MAPLE FESTIVAL.

The show will be at the brand new Keyser High School Auditorium just south of Keyser.

NEW CREEK STATION (regional bluegrass band--good one) is set to come on for the first show at 1 p.m. followed by Ronnie and the guys from 2-4 p.m.

I am to MC the show. Of course, we'd love to have you come if you can make it. Let me know if you can come. If you can mention the show on your radio show, that would be wonderful and much appreciated.

For information folks can call me at 301-387-9275 or call the Keyser High School or email me at lbeckman@lynnbeckman.com . Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Hope to see you and folks from your listening audience there..... Thanks, John. Keep up the great work you are doing...

Blessings, Lynn Beckman