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  • Susanville this fall from the Bee-Liners

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    We heard recently from Brandi Hart with the Dixie Bee-Liners. She said that the band is headed back into the studio this month to begin work on their next CD for Pinecastle Records. The new project with be titled Susanville, and

  • Ernie Thacker – The Hangman

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    How can one be dispassionate about Ernie Thacker and the release of his latest CD, The Hangman? While in the middle of recording tracks for The Hangman (Pinecastle PRC 1167), Thacker was involved in an horrendous automobile accident that very nearly

  • Missy Raines – Inside Out

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    Missy Raines has been a fixture on the bluegrass and acoustic music scene for most of her life. I first met her (and husband, Ben Surratt) in the early 1980s when she was performing as a member of Cloud Valley,

  • Are we too distracted?

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    In our modern age we are bombarded with many distractions. From cell phones, to email, to facebook, to blogs (did I just say that?!), our concentration is interrupted frequently throughout the day. Do all these interruptions and distractions make the

  • Runaway Freight – Hillbilly Bailout

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    Runaway Freight, from College Grove, TN, are set to release their new CD on March 6. Hillbilly Bailout - The Recession Tapes, uses the theme of hard times for the art and liners, the song choices, and the production/marketing approach. To

  • April Verch – Steal The Blue

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    Steal The Blue, the seventh recording from Canadian fiddler/vocalist April Verch, was released independently on January 20. Verch has been known for some time for her fiery fiddle playing - winning her multiple championships - and her energetic live performances, which

  • Songwriter Profile – Connie Leigh

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    This post is part of our occasional feature, Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for a bluegrass songwriter we might want to consider, please contact us. Connie Leigh is what might be called the songwriter's songwriter. So many fellow writers

  • The Other Side Of Towne

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    Alan Bibey tells us that Grasstowne is hoping to have copies of their second Pinecastle project, The Other Side Of Towne, available at shows by the end of March, even though the official release date isn't until June. A first single,

  • Sam Bush – MPI studio sessions

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    We heard recently from Steve Fishell, director of the Music Producers Institute, with word about their next studio clinic. The session will feature Sam Bush, who will spend three days with the class to record and mix new songs -

  • Same Old Place from NewFound Road

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    April 28 has been announced as the official release date for Same Old Place, the new Rounder CD from NewFound Road. The band enlisted a new producer, Jim Van Cleve, and spent more time in the studio than they had on