CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (March 3, 2009)--Rebel Records of Virginia is proud to announce the addition of Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers to its roster of premier Bluegrass artists. The band's first project for the label--entitled simply Rambler's Call--is set for release March 30 and contains a fine mixture of old and new material performed in the rock-solid traditional style that Mullins has always been known for.
A native of southwestern Ohio and son of legendary Bluegrass DJ, fiddler and pioneer Paul "Moon" Mullins, Joe is no stranger to Rebel having founded the popular Traditional Grass, a band which recorded four very well received albums for the label in the early 1990s. This "new" group has been together since 2006 and has developed a classic Bluegrass blend. It includes four solid and experienced musicians who are fully at home with Joe and present a highly dynamic sound: Adam McIntosh on guitar and vocals, Evan McGregor on fiddle, Mike Terry on mandolin and vocals and Tim Kidd on bass.
As Joe states, "we are right at home with Rebel! My friendship and association with this label and most of the artists on its roster goes back two decades."
Mullins took leave from full time traveling in 1995 when he purchased WBZI Radio in Xenia, Ohio and has since built up a small network of radio stations in the central Ohio area. He hosts a daily two hour program of Bluegrass and Gospel music each weekday afternoon and recently received nominations for Broadcaster of the Year, Promoter of the Year and Radio Station of the Year at the 2010 SPBGMA Music Awards. In addition to his career in radio, Mullins has recorded and performed with the supergroup Longview and has won awards for his banjo work on Rebel's Knee Deep In Bluegrass collection and as part of Ricky Skaggs' Celebration Of Life project which won IBMA's prestigious award for Album of the Year in 2006.
Mullins & The Radio Ramblers are already hard at work on their next Rebel recording, a Bluegrass gospel album that Joe has wanted to do for a long time. "The CD will include both classic and original gospel songs and will feature several special guests--many of them my heroes--like Doyle Lawson, Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent, Larry Sparks and Paul Williams." Tentatively titled Hymns From The Hills, the project is projected for a late Fall release.
Rambler's Call (Rebel 1833) is distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) based in New York City.
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For more information on Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, please visit www.radioramblers.com
For questions and booking inquiries, please contact info@radioramblers.com
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