Lonesome River Band

  • PopMatters Best of Bluegrass 2010

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    Once again PopMatters, the webzine of popular culture, has included bluegrass in their lists of the Best Music of 2010. And as you might expect from a more mainstream publication, their picks are heavy on the edgier, contemporary side of

  • LRB on RBI Friday morning

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    Radio Bluegrass International (RBI), a project of the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY, will  feature Lonesome River Band on this weekend's edition of the Best Of Bluegrass. The show, hosted by Bob Mitchell, runs each Friday from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

  • IBMA coverage wrapping up

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    A special word of thanks to all of our fabulous IBMA correspondents and photographers! They did a terrific job in Nashville last week, and we actually still have a few more reports to post over the next few days. Before we

  • Rural Rhythm VIP Showcase

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    This post is a contribution from Christy Reid, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. She will be reporting on her experiences at IBMA as a member of Lou Reid & Carolina. One look inside the door of Fisk Room 1 and

  • New bass man for LRB

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    Lonesome River Band is traveling with a new bass player, Barry Reed, who had worked previously with Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper. Barry had left the road - and his gig with Michael - when his first child was born, but

  • Sammy Shelor on WBRF

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    Still Learning, the next CD from Lonesome River Band, isn't due until July 13 on Rural Rhythm Records, but you can get a sneak peek on Tuesday evening (6/29). Sammy Shelor will be joining Judith Barnette on WBRF-FM to talk about

  • Big doin’s at Graves Mountain

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    The Graves Mountain Festival of Music has been a staple event on the bluegrass calendar each year since they held their first event 18 years ago. Held annually on or near the Memorial Day weekend, Graves has had a traditional

  • Welcome Briar Lee Rickman

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    And speaking of Brandon Rickman... Brandon and his wife Amy welcomed their first child, Briar Lee Rickman, into the world last week. Briar was born on May 11 at 12:45 p.m. (CDT). He weighed in at 7.9 lbs, standing 20.5'' tall. Welcome

  • New single from Lonesome River Band

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    The first single from the next Lonesome River Band CD has gone out to radio. It's a medium-tempo ballad called Record Time Machine written by Marvin Clark, and tells the story of "that old RCA phonograph record time machine" that