Bluegrass band news

  • The luck of the Leicesters?

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    Rounder Records has been justifiably proud of the success achieved by The Earls of Leicester, the throwback bluegrass band headed by Jerry Douglas honoring the classic music of Flatt & Scruggs. The label has delighted in the many awards The

  • Introducing the Peregrines

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    This post is a contribution from Joe Walsh, mandolinist and manager of a new Transatlantic bluegrass experiment, currently on tour in Europe called The Peregrines. Joe and the rest of the guys will be sending us occasional reports as their

  • Brad Hudson back to Carolina Road

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    Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have welcomed Brad Hudson back to the band on reso-guitar full time. The eastern North Carolina native developed a fascination with Carolina Road's music as a teen, and went to see them perform as often as possible. His hope

  • Richard Ciferský to Dale Ann Bradley

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    A few months ago we shared an appeal from Slovak banjo picker and entrepreneur Richard Ciferský, who was seeking financial assistance with the legal costs of obtaining a work visa to play music in the United States. Richard had visited the US many times,

  • New look for Fossil Creek Band

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    The Fossil Creek Band, from northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, is pleased to welcome two new members as they prepare for a swing through the southern US starting this weekend. Gil Evans has joined the group on bass, as has Darrell Wagner

  • Stuart Wyrick to Flashback

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    Flashback has announced the addition of Stuart Wyrick to the group on banjo. The band is a reunion of four pickers who worked with J.D. Crowe & The New South in the mid-1990s. They have taken their new band name from the

  • ClayBank to Andrea Roberts Agency

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    Not too many new bands have the kind of first year that North Carolina's ClayBank has enjoyed. Formed in 2015, the group placed 3rd in the 2016 SPBGMA International Band Championship in February, and took first place at the RenoFest

  • Shaun Richardson to Dailey & Vincent

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    Dailey & Vincent have announced the addition of Shaun Richardson to their band, filling the spot vacated by Seth Taylor's move to full time with Mountain Heart. At only 20 years of age, Shaun is already an experienced hand on the road,

  • Introducing Ray Cardwell & Tennessee Moon

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    Earlier this year we made mention of bluegrass/newgrass vocalist Ray Cardwell's return to the music business after a number of years away, and today he has introduced his touring band, Tennessee Moon. The group will feature Kyle Wood on mandolin, Richard Starkey

  • Rock royalty at The Station Inn

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    When Aerosmith's legendary lead singer Steve Tyler made it known that he was moving to Nashville to get involved in country music, there were a lot of doubters. "What does this rocker know about country music?" and "It's just a