Bluegrass band news

  • Bluegrass bus news

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    Knowing how much bluegrass fans obsess over their favorite artists' preferred mode of transportation, we are delighted to provide two pieces of bluegrass bus news. First up, The Roys have a new sponsor, and a new look for their bus. They

  • The Roys to Moonstruck

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    The Roys have been announced as the latest artists to sign with Moonstruck Management, a boutique agency in Nashville specializing in service to bluegrass acts. Other bands working with Moonstruck include Lonesome River Band, IIIrd Tyme Out, Bobby Osborne, Don

  • Bridget Kearney exits Joy Kills Sorrow

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    Joy Kills Sorrow, Boston's fast-rising alt-bluegrass outfit, has announced the impending exit of bassist Bridget Kearney, who is departing to concentrate on working with her own group, Lake Street Dive. Kearney, who studied jazz bass at Boston's New England Conservatory of Music, is

  • IIIrd Tyme Out…standing in their field

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    Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out are in Nashville today, preparing to sing the National Anthem before tonight's SEC football season opener between Vanderbilt and South Carolina The game will be broadcast on ESPN, with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (EDT). A

  • Balsam Range to Class Act

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    Balsam Range has been announced as the newest artist to be represented by Class Act Entertainment. They join such stellar acts as J.D. Crowe & The New South, The Hillbenders and Mountain Home labelmates The Boxcars and Darin & Brooke Aldridge

  • Matt Downing to The Roys

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    The Roys have announced Matt Downing as their new banjo player. He is taking the spot recently vacated by Sterling Masat who left to accept a faculty position at South Plains College. Matt has been with the group for a few

  • YMSB on Kinfolk Celebration

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    For the past decade and a half, the Yonder Mountain String Band (YMSB) have been taking their unique adaptation of bluegrass music where traditionalists dare not venture. Their original blend of bluegrass instrumentation with a classic rock edge have captivated

  • IIIrd Tyme Out to sing at Vandy game

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    Put me in coach... I'm ready to sing! Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out have been tapped to sing the National Anthem at the opening game of the SEC football season. The Gamecocks of South Carolina visit Nashville on August 30

  • Acoustic Blue to Corey Zink Band

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    It appears that all is not well with popular Massachusetts band, Acoustic Blue. Since 2006, they have released a half dozen albums, most recently Bein' Country from earlier this year. Artistic differences seem to be at the root of the band's dissolution,

  • Matt Wallace to StillHouse Band

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    Matt Wallace has been announced as the newest member of The StillHouse Band, fronted by Mark Newton and Steve Thomas. A native of Knoxville, TN, Wallace has spent years working with a variety of bluegrass acts, including David Parmley, Paul Williams