Music

  • Ron Stewart and The Dan Tyminski Band

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    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

  • Cheryholmes interview on CMT.com

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    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

  • Marshall Wilborn to Flamekeeper

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    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

  • Live McCoury CD?

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    The Del McCoury Band is set to record two live shows next week, with an eye towards a possible live CD release. The shows are next Wednesday and Thursday (10/17-18) at The Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA. The folks

  • Grasstowne Fan Fest video

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    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

  • Crowd Favorites from Claire Lynch

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    Claire Lynch's latest Rounder release, Crowd Favorites, is out this week. As we mentioned in an earlier post, the CD includes both previously-released tracks from her prior Rounder projects, and four re-recorded songs from her Front Porch String Band days. There

  • Jon Glik Medical Assistance

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    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

  • Sliding along with Doyle

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    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

  • Rhonda soldiers on

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    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

  • The Dan Tyminski Band

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    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