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Stetson & Cia

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Order the self-titled Americana debut album for singer-songwriters Cia Cherryholmes and Stetson Adkisson. Features all original songs and each will be autographed by the band! Premiere at the Hard Rock in Nashville! You are cordially invited to the Premiere of Stetson and Cia! Thursday, January 26, 2012 7:30 p.m. CST, at The Hard Rock Café, in Nashville. "We are really excited to do this show at the Hard Rock! We’re looking forward to sharing our music with friends and family as well as all... 

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Dan Hays • The Franklin Theatre

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Franklin Theatre Announces New Director • Music Industry Executive to take office at Historic Franklin Theatre • The Board of Directors of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County today announced that Dan Hays will become the new Director for the Franklin Theatre. Hays’ acceptance of the post culminates a rigorous leadership search for the historic Main Street institution which recently underwent an $8 million renovation with a commitment to be the best 300 seat music venue in the world.... 

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Guy Clark

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Guy Clark • His craggy, wistful story-songs, and plain-spoken delivery are also indicative of his persona. Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Foundation’s Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, Clark was honored with the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in 2005. The following year, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum named Guy Clark as its prestigious 2006 Artist-In-Residence. His CD Workbench Songs (2006), released to universal critical acclaim and the... 

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Pert Near Sandstone

Monday, December 5, 2011

Pert Near Sandstone • Nate Sipe on Mandolin, Fiddle, Kevin Kniebel on Banjo, J Lenz on Acoustic Guitar, Adam Kiesling on Upright Bass, Andy Lambert on Clogs & Washboard. Take old time music off the back porch, throw out the hillbilly reputation, and put it in the hands of a group of guys that like to work hard and play even harder. Pert Near Sandstone rejuvenates American stringband music with raw energy; they play tightly-crafted original material that lends itself to the modern audience, as well as being... 

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The Ted Lehmann Interview

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The Ted Lehmann Interview • The Bluegrass Legacy talks to Ted Lehmann about the past, the present and the future, including the challenges facing the Bluegrass Community Today BGL • Ted, you have done nothing short a herculean job of documenting the past and present of bluegrass, and exploring its future, as a journalist and photo-journalist. How in the world did you get yourself into this? Where and how did it start?    TL • I’ve always written and taken photos. Most of my... 

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Calico Moon

Friday, November 18, 2011

Calico Moon • You never know when love will come around. Mark and Aimee Bumgarner, the husband-and-wife team who make up Calico Moon, embody this truth both in their personal story and in their music. Together, their sound is a seamless blend of cosmic country music and pure mountain soul, sharpened by an eclectic edge that places them squarely in the thriving Americana tradition. “It was a chance encounter at a Del McCoury concert at the Orange Peel in Asheville, North Carolina that first brought... 

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Pharis & Jason Romero

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Pharis & Jason Romero • Coming from a thousand miles and a border apart, Pharis and Jason Romero met in 2007 at an old-time fiddle jam. Both had been playing music for decades – Pharis her whole life – and both were drawn to early country, old time, blues, bluegrass, and fiddle-banjo music. In 2010 they moved their home and the J. Romero Banjo Company north to Pharis’ hometown, the small interior B.C. town of Horsefly. In this wilderness hamlet they build their finely crafted banjos, and write and... 

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Jubal’s Kin

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Jubal’s Kin • The distinctively spare sound is grounded in a love for what can only be called the pure and real, at once embracing both a strong roots tradition and yet creating a sound all their own – dubbed as "Appalachia-infused Cosmic Americana." At live shows or in the studio, a seemingly new subgenre is created, their songs displaying raw emotion – vulnerable and unassuming – with handcrafted spins that creak and stomp like a wooden dance... Read More

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  Photo Credit • Winni Wintermeyer • The Wall Street Journal The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park is one of the greatest events I’ve ever experienced. It’s remarkable for so many reasons, chiefly in that it was and remains... Read More

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Josh Shilling • "Letting Go"

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Josh Shilling begins PreSale of his first solo record "Letting Go" • You can order online via PayPal from the website at www.joshshilling.com. Autographed copies available and free shipping within the continental US on orders placed through... Read More

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Chelsea Williams • "Chelsea Williams is a street performer, but unlike the typical image one conjures up when hearing that tag, she has done something unheard of: in just two years Chelsea has sold over 50,000 CDs on her own – a number that eclipses... Read More

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Josh Shilling • "Letting Go"
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Josh Shilling begins PreSale of his first solo record "Letting Go" • You can order online via PayPal from the website at www.joshshilling.com. Autographed copies available and free shipping within the continental US on orders placed through February 12th, 2012. Versatile singer/songwriter Josh... Read More


Stetson & Cia
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Order the self-titled Americana debut album for singer-songwriters Cia Cherryholmes and Stetson Adkisson. Features all original songs and each will be autographed by the band! Premiere at the Hard Rock in Nashville! You are cordially invited to the Premiere of Stetson and Cia! Thursday, January 26, 2012 7:30 p.m.... Read More


Warren Hellmann, Bluegrass & Philanthropy
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  Photo Credit • Winni Wintermeyer • The Wall Street Journal The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park is one of the greatest events I’ve ever experienced. It’s remarkable for so many reasons, chiefly in that it was and remains free to the public, a gift to the city of San Francisco and... Read More


Dan Hays • The Franklin Theatre
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Franklin Theatre Announces New Director • Music Industry Executive to take office at Historic Franklin Theatre • The Board of Directors of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County today announced that Dan Hays will become the new Director for the Franklin Theatre. Hays’ acceptance of the post... Read More


Guy Clark
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Guy Clark • His craggy, wistful story-songs, and plain-spoken delivery are also indicative of his persona. Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Foundation’s Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, Clark was honored with the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in 2005.... Read More


Pert Near Sandstone
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Pert Near Sandstone • Nate Sipe on Mandolin, Fiddle, Kevin Kniebel on Banjo, J Lenz on Acoustic Guitar, Adam Kiesling on Upright Bass, Andy Lambert on Clogs & Washboard. Take old time music off the back porch, throw out the hillbilly reputation, and put it in the hands of a group of guys that like to work hard... Read More


Tara Nevins
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Tara Nevins • American roots traditionalist Tara Nevins releases an exploration of her own heritage, musical and otherwise, in Wood and Stone, her first solo album since Mule to Ride in 1999. Wood and Stone showcases her ever-evolving repertoire as she journeys both back to her own “roots” and head-long into new... Read More


New Faces, New Home, Exciting Direction
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  PRESS RELEASE • Rockin’ Acoustic Circus – New Faces, New Home, Exciting Direction • Nashville, TN, November 29, 2011: Rockin’ Acoustic Circus announces they’re “setting up shop” in Nashville with some new faces and their “doors open for business.” “With hearts in traditional music and heads... Read More


The Ted Lehmann Interview
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The Ted Lehmann Interview • The Bluegrass Legacy talks to Ted Lehmann about the past, the present and the future, including the challenges facing the Bluegrass Community Today BGL • Ted, you have done nothing short a herculean job of documenting the past and present of bluegrass, and exploring its future,... Read More


Jubal’s Kin
jk

Jubal’s Kin • The distinctively spare sound is grounded in a love for what can only be called the pure and real, at once embracing both a strong roots tradition and yet creating a sound all their own – dubbed as "Appalachia-infused Cosmic Americana." At live shows or in the studio, a seemingly... Read More