We posted several weeks ago with news about Leavin' Town, the upcoming CD project from Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, due from Rounder on July 29. Michael tells us that the band has a new web site that went live this morning,
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Grascals premier on XM
This afternoon (July 1) at 4:00 p.m., XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction offers the first look and listen to Keep On Walkin', the third Rounder release from The Grascals. Band members Terry Eldredge, Aaron McDaris, and Terry Smith will join Bluegrass
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Lonesome River Band – No Turning Back
Lonesome River Band and Rural Rhythm Records are pleased to announce that the band's next project will be released on the Arcadia, CA based label. Though the new CD, No Turning Back, won't be released until September 9, 2008, a new
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Gary Ferguson crossing the pond
Gary Ferguson tells us that he is heading shortly for Ireland, his fourth consecutive July visit to the Emerald Isle. He'll have Colin Henry in tow on guitar and resonator guitar, joining Gary on guitar and vocals for the 11 day
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Ricky Skaggs – country back to bluegrass
Ricky Skaggs has covered bluegrass heroes Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers. Now, he has covered himself. Skaggs, who had a dozen #1 hits as a country singer before returning to his bluegrass roots in 1997, re-recorded his country hits to
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Rounder to release new Tony Rice compilation
Rounder Records has announced the forthcoming release of Night Flyer: The Singer-Songwriter Collection, due on August 5. The 17-track album assembles a wide range of material from Rice's catalogue of covers of the work of the many singer-songwriters with whom he
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Del aggressively promotes Moneyland
We have commented twice in recent weeks about the forthcoming McCoury Music release Moneyland. Now I can report that Del McCoury flies to New England this week to appear on the popular A Prairie Home Companion radio program to further
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Chapmans offer free track download
The Chapmans are hoping to use the leverage of viral marketing to help promote their next recording project. They have a new single release, which is being offered as a free digital download online. The track is a remake of Redwood
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Moneyland – special collectors edition
The folks at McCoury Music have come up with an interesting special pre-release offer for their Moneyland CD, sure to appeal to the most extreme Del heads among us. Due July 8, Moneyland is a concept project, using songs to make
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The Wright Kids on America’s Got Talent
Long time readers of Bluegrass Today may recall a story we posted two years ago about a then 7 year old Baruch Wright, who was a finalist - and eventual winner - in Oscar Mayer's Sing The Jingle, Be A