Tag: Marty Raybon

Happy news from Jayd Raines

| May 21, 2013 | 0 Comments
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When we reported last week that Randy Barnes was taking over on bass with Marty Raybon, we wondered what had become of Jayd Raines, who had just joined the band earlier this year. We caught up with him over the weekend, and discovered that he [...]

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Randy Barnes to Marty Raybon

| May 15, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Randy Barnes is the new bass player with Marty Raybon & Full Circle. He has been out with the band since April 28, and is also participating in the harmony singing. He joins Chris Wade on banjo, Zach Rambo on mandolin, and Tim Raybon on [...]

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40 years in, Marty Raybon has no intention of stopping now

| March 26, 2013 | 1 Comment
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Like the name of his band, Marty Raybon has come Full Circle. From starting out as part of a bluegrass family band with his brothers in the early ‘70s, to riding the wave at the top of country music fame with his group Shenandoah to [...]

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The Back Forty coming soon from Marty Raybon

| March 5, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Rural Rhythm Records has announced a March 26 release for The Back Forty, the next CD from Marty Raybon & Full Circle. The title was chosen to mark Marty’s 40 years in the music business, reflecting on the next four decades. Raybon brought 5 new [...]

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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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LocalGrass – Bluegrass on Broad

| January 31, 2013 | 1 Comment
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Sitting here in my Tennessee home tonight, with an ice storm having passed through the area today and being on our 3rd consecutive week of snow events that included “Thunder Snow” last week, the mind wanders to happier times when the sun is shining, the [...]

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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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That Janie Baker from Marty Raybon

| January 11, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Marty Raybon also has a new single this week, That Janie Baker, a song he wrote with John Fountain. It will be included on his next Rural Rhythm album, The Back Forty, an all-bluegrass project due for a March release. Marty says that the title [...]

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Jayd Raines to Marty Raybon

| January 4, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Talented multi-instrumentalist Jayd Raines will be starting the new year back with Marty Raybon & Full Circle. Jayd worked almost 2 full years with Marty between 2007-2009, playing bass and singing harmony vocals. I caught them at IBMA during his stead, and it was a [...]

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