Bluegrass band news

  • IIIrd Tyme Out to Rural Rhythm

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    Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out have signed with Rural Rhythm Records for their next CD. The band has been tracking at Greg Luck's studio and are hoping for a late spring or early summer release. Sam Passamano, President of Rural

  • Long time, no ‘Net

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    Special Consensus mandolinist Ashby Frank has agreed to send us updates and photos from their current tour of Britain and Ireland. Ashby is unsure how much web access he will have during the tour, but promises to send his musings

  • From Galway to Listowel

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    Special Consensus mandolinist Ashby Frank has agreed to send us updates and photos from their current tour of Britain and Ireland. Ashby is unsure how much web access he will have during the tour, but promises to send his musings

  • Mac Wiseman breaks a leg

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    In show business the phrase "Break a leg" is used frequently to encourage a performer by wishing them good luck without saying "good luck," which is considered bad luck. Unfortunately, Mac Wiseman literally broke his right femur just above the knee

  • Darren Beachley to leave Quicksilver

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    Darren Beachley has announced that he will be leaving Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver at the end of this month. Here is his statement about the move... "I will be leaving the group at the end of January. It was a life long

  • County Clare

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    Special Consensus mandolinist Ashby Frank has agreed to send us updates and photos from their current tour of Britain and Ireland. Ashby is unsure how much web access he will have during the tour, but promises to send his musings

  • Into the South

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    Special Consensus mandolinist Ashby Frank has agreed to send us updates and photos from their current tour of Britain and Ireland. Ashby is unsure how much web access he will have during the tour, but promises to send his musings

  • Love, Lost and Found

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    Lost and Found will have their new CD, Love, Lost and Found, released on Rebel Records on March 24. This will be their first CD in 7 years, and the first since the tragic loss of original mandolinist Dempsey Young

  • Matt Leadbetter to Brand New Strings

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    Knoxville, TN based Brand New Strings has hired Matt Leadbetter to play resonator guitar with the group, bringing them back up to five pieces. Matt had been working with Marty Raybon, and prior to that, with Lonesome River Band. Knoxville is