http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN http://www.bluegrassmusicnews.net/Images/bmnn-128-icon.jpg http://www.bluegrassmusicnews.net/ 142 24 Your Official Bluegrass News and Information Resource en-us Bob Cherry (mailto:bmnn@cybergrass.com) Copyright 2005 Bluegrass Music News Network Bluegrass Music News Resource 2008-07-23T23:54:33-05:00 daily 4 2005-01-01T12:00-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33 Peter Feldmann & The Very Lonesome Boys will present a program titled "Bluegrass, History, and the Old West" at Santa Barbara's Presidio Chapel on Saturday, April 7th at 8:00 PM. "Since the chapel is a recreation of an important California historic site, I felt it'd be a great idea to incorporate a little history in our show. We'll present some of our standard 'classic' bluegrass repertoire, but we'll add some interesting songs from the Wild West of the nineteenth century, as well as a little bluegrass history", notes Peter. ... Festival, Concert, Workshop or Event CGadmin 2007-04-05T21:40:52-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32 CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Dec. 7, 2006) The Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards today in Santa Monica, California. Topping the list in the Best Bluegrass Album category is Nashville stalwart Jim Lauderdale for his aptly-titled Yep Roc Records release Bluegrass. ... Press Releases for Publication CGadmin 2006-12-07T23:47:41-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=31 NASHVILLE, TENN. (December 7, 2006) The Grascals earned a Grammy® nomination today for Best Bluegrass Album for Long List of Heartaches, their sophomore release on Rounder Records. Produced by The Grascals, Long List of Heartaches features stellar guest performances by George Jones, Dierks Bentley, Steve Wariner, The Jordanaires, Lloyd Green and Hargus Pig Robbins. This is The Grascals second Grammy nomination; their self-titled debut was also nominated for Best Bluegrass Album last year. ... Bands and Artist Information CGadmin 2006-12-07T23:47:08-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=30 Cambridge, MA – Rounder Records is pleased to announce that its artists have received eight Grammy® nominations for the 49th Annual Grammy® Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on February 11th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and once again will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network at 8pm EST. ... Press Releases for Publication CGadmin 2006-12-07T23:46:35-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=29 Win Would Give Musical Patriarch His Fourth Such Award Nashville, TN (December 7, 2006) Already a Grammy-winner in the country and bluegrass music categories, Grand Ole Opry star Ralph Stanley has just been nominated for Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy. The nomination is for his recent DMZ/Columbia Records collection, A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter Family. ... Press Releases for Publication CGadmin 2006-12-07T23:46:05-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28 Nashville, TN (12.07.06) Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce Jim VanCleve has received a 2007 GRAMMY® nomination for the single track, Nature of the Beast, on his current chart-topping album, No Apologies. This is in GRAMMY® Category 40 for Best Country Instrumental Performance. VanCleve is a member of the power-house and highly-awarded band, Mountain Heart. ... Press Releases for Publication CGadmin 2006-12-07T23:45:20-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27 Peter Feldmann and The Very Lonesome Boys: Bluegrass at Soho Dec 5th. ---- If you've never heard "Jingle Bells" on the banjo, you're in for a treat! "Peter Feldmann and The Very Lonesome Boys" will present a show featuring traditional bluegrass songs and tunes, plus songs of the old West at Santa Barbara's Soho music club, 1221 State Street, on Tuesday, December 5th. The performance, beginning at 8:00 PM, will feature the band's traditional approach to the music, with fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, and bass. ... Festival, Concert, Workshop or Event CGadmin 2006-11-17T22:07:06-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26 Uncle Josh Graves, a past member of The Foggy Mountain Boys and the Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass passed away yesterday after a long time with numerous health problems. Burkett Graves (Buck and Josh or Uncle Josh were his nicknames) was born in Tellico Plains, TN on September 27, 1927. He died Saturday, September 30, 2006 at the age of 79 after the conclusion of the International Bluegrass Music Association's annual gala event. ... News Items and Articles CGadmin 2006-10-01T15:23:00-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=25 The 2006 International Bluegrass Music Awards are now history but a band is also making part of that history. The 2006 Emerging Artist of the Year - The Steep Canyon Rangers are a relatively young band but have certainly made the right kind of impression since the band went professional in 2001. This is their story. ... Bands and Artist Information CGadmin 2006-10-01T15:22:31-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=24 High Ground, a bluegrass group from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia  has recently recorded a new CD to be released in June. “A Game That I Can’t Win” is a fourteen song CD that features thirteen songs written by band members themselves and will include a bluegrass version of “Elizabeth”. This song was penned by Jimmy Fortune and charted number one in the Billboard charts. Jimmy also won many awards including “Song Of The Year” and “Video Of The Year” among others for this song. ... New Album, Book or other Release CGadmin 2006-05-25T20:05:26-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=23 The SPPS is the Steam Powered Preservation Society which gained bluegrass fame when they acquired the legendary "Tut Taylor Tapes". These tapes are a rare glimpse into the history of some of the finest pickers in America. Many are no longer with us but Taylor captured the likes of Bill Monroe, John Hartford and others in private recordings. The SPPS has recovered these recording for history and has made their contents available to the world. Now, the SPPS has a new collection provided by Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen. ... Bands and Artist Information CGadmin 2006-05-07T23:53:40-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=22 Southern Rail's music is high-energy exuberant fun, with riveting harmonies, irreverent humor and sparkling banjo and mandolin solo work. Their songs have graced Bluegrass Unlimited's Top Thirty Singles Chart for a combined total of 32 months, receiving heavy national airplay. Southern Rail's reputation for strong original material, heart-stopping harmonies, and infectious good humor has spread to both coasts, spurred on by a heavy touring schedule and 8 successful recordings. ... Bands and Artist Information CGadmin 2006-05-07T23:53:29-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21 Riding the wave of an ear-catching debut release, extensive southeast touring and the addition of a talented new banjo player, Kickin Grass teamed up with Jerry Brown of the Rubber Room in Chapel Hill, NC to produce this delightful sophomore album. Fresh, original songwriting is a hallmark of the band's unique sound, and On The Short Rows explores the full range, from the tap-your-foot instrumental "Cloverleaf" to the ballad "Ain't Got Nothin." With rich vocals, skilled fiddle and a banjo that lives in the perfect space between Scruggs and Fleck, Kickin' Grass brings traditional music to the forefront of modern bluegrass and a new generation of music fans.  www.kickingrass.com ... New Album, Book or other Release CGadmin 2006-01-20T19:00:36-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20 CMH Records is pleased to announce the March 2006 release of In Good Company, the new album from mandolinist Jimmy Gaudreau. The album’s seventeen tracks are an impressive overview of Gaudreau’s prolific career as one of bluegrass music’s most in-demand sidemen. Gaudreau’s tasteful mandolin leads and soulful vocal harmonies are the glue that binds this diverse set of mostly unreleased performances from the masters of bluegrass including guitarist Tony Rice, Eddie Adcock and the recently deceased Charlie Waller to whose memory In Good Company is dedicated. ... New Album, Book or other Release CGadmin 2006-01-12T15:29:56-05:00 http://BluegrassMusicNews.Net/BMNN/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19 Blue Moon Rising, a nationally acclaimed bluegrass group, performs Jan. 14 at Bismarck State College with guest fiddler Megan Lynch of 3 Fox Drive.Set for 7:30 p.m., the Saturday concert takes place in Sidney J. Lee Auditorium following a day of bluegrass workshops by Lynch and Blue Moon Rising, a Tennessee-based band known for its fresh, original sound and topnotch musicianship and songwriting. ... Festival, Concert, Workshop or Event CGadmin 2005-12-28T22:48:41-05:00