Tag: Dale Ann Bradley

Dale Ann Bradley in Flat Rock

| May 7, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Bill Warren sent along this gallery of images from a Dale Ann Bradley concert he attended last month in Flat Rock, Michigan.  

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Steve Gulley and Dale Ann Bradley on George Jones

| April 29, 2013 | 1 Comment
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Continuing on a theme from the past few days, two more prominent bluegrass singers share their thoughts on the impact that George Jones has had on their bluegrass sound. Steve Gulley got his start singing at the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center, before coming to prominence [...]

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In the Waiting – Kelley Nelson

| March 12, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Since its beginnings, bluegrass has been closely connected to Gospel music, with many performers choosing to always include one or two Gospel songs on their records. Entirely Gospel albums have also been quite popular with bluegrass fans. Vocalist Kelley Nelson, a southwest Virginia native who [...]

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Dave Adkins & Republik Steele – Big Debut for a Big Voice

| March 4, 2013 | 2 Comments
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Last winter, at the Herschel Sizemore tribute show in Roanoke, I was hanging out backstage, where some of the biggest names in bluegrass were getting ready to perform. Things were just getting started and a band I’d never heard of was on stage. There was [...]

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January Mountain Tour 2013

| February 19, 2013 | 2 Comments
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Last month, Dale Ann Bradley and Steve Gulley spent two weeks in Europe, from January 22 through February 4. Billed as the January Mountain tour, they started out in Slovakia, where they hooked up with their band for the duration: Richard Cifersky on banjo, Michal [...]

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God Didn’t Choose Sides

| February 12, 2013 | 2 Comments
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Music about the Civil War is a staple of bluegrass and folk music. There are some memorable songs and terrific collections that recall the pain and anguish of brother fighting brother. But I’m pretty sure there’s never been anything like God Didn’t Choose Sides, the [...]

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God Didn’t Choose Sides has second Lincoln tie-in

| February 5, 2013 | 0 Comments
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To celebrate the launch of God Didn’t Choose Sides Vol. 1: Civil War True Stories About Real People the Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) and the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum (ALLM) will welcome some of the nation’s top bluegrass artists for a special benefit music [...]

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God Didn’t Choose Sides

| January 15, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Rural Rhythm is preparing a new all-star project for a February 12 release. God Didn’t Choose Sides offers 13 tracks, each a new composition dealing with stories and characters from the US Civil War, picked and sung by a who’s who of contemporary bluegrass artists. The fascination [...]

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A Few of My Favorite Things

| December 31, 2012 | 2 Comments
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As a Bluegrass Today correspondent, I get to listen to a lot of music during the year. Some on CDs, some live. Some traditional bluegrass, some most definitely not. Some of it terrific, some of it, well, not so much. But one of the most [...]

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Christmas the Mountain Way

| December 24, 2012 | 0 Comments
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For most bluegrass musicians, summer is festival season. However, a number of today’s top artists took a short break from touring this past June to get in the holiday spirit. For Steve Gulley, Dale Ann Bradley, Mike Scott, and the rest of the artists featured [...]

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