We posted last week from IBMA about the imminent debut of The Dan Tyminski Band in 2008. The band will feature Dan on guitar and vocals, along with Adam Steffey on mandolin, Barry Bales on bass, Justin Moses on fiddle
Bluegrass band news
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Cheryholmes interview on CMT.com
CMT.com has an article on Cherryholmes up today by Edward Morris. The article describes how the popular family band came to be - a story that will be familiar to their many fans - and includes a lengthy interview with patriarch
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Marshall Wilborn to Flamekeeper
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper have announced that veteran bass player Marshall Wilborn has joined the band, and will appear with them on stage starting this weekend. I had been expecting this announcement since last week, as the new band photo (to
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Grasstowne Fan Fest video
Grasstowne made quite a splash at IBMA last week, partly because it was the first chance a great many people in bluegrass had to see and hear them perform live. To help combat that very issue, the band filmed a good
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Jon Glik Medical Assistance
Jon Glik's fiddle playing can be heard on some of my favorite records. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a huge Del McCoury fan. Don't Stop The Music may be my all time favorite McCoury album, and Glik's fiddle plays
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Sliding along with Doyle
Doyle Lawson has just announced the acquisition of another hot young picker. Twenty one year old dobro player Josh Swift is the newest member of Quicksilver, effective this past weekend. Josh had been performing until just recently as a member of
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Rhonda soldiers on
Despite a nagging sore throat, Rhonda Vincent is heading out for her shows this weekend. She has quite a bit of time in the bus, with shows in Missouri, Nebraska and Texas over the next 3 days. Darrell Webb will be
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The Dan Tyminski Band
Another piece of news we picked up here at IBMA is the imminent launch of Dan Tyminski's band. All of the Union Station guys have been looking at a blank schedule for 2008, with Alison Krauss planning to take the year
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Tuesday evening showcases
We got to see a great deal of good music last night. The official IBMA showcase presentation in the main ballroom featured one strong act after another, and we managed to catch one after hours show before the travails of
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Mountain Heart – different, but still the same
After dinner, we trekked back up to the Rural Rhythm suite to catch the newest iteration of Mountain Heart perform live. I had heard some live tracks of the band since Josh Shilling joined as a vocalist, but had not