Music

  • Pat Cloud’s banjo web site back online

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    I spoke recently with Pat Cloud, banjo player extraordinaire, and am delighted to learn that he is back in the US to stay after many years working primarily overseas. Pat is known in many circles primarily for his contributions to

  • New Dolly Parton CD in October

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    Those Were The Days is the title for the next CD release from Dolly Parton, with an October 11 release date cited by Sugar Hill Records. The theme of this recording is Dolly doing duets with a number of notable

  • Uncle Earl moving up the chart

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    Uncle Earl, the all-female old time band making such a splash at bluegrass festivals this summer, is featured in the Breaking & Entering column in the August 10 edition of Billboard magazine. This recurring feature offers a glimpse at acts

  • Nickel Creek – Why Should The Fire Die?

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    <br /> Why Should The Fire Die? the newest CD from the band Nickel Creek is released today. This CD features several songs that showcase the band's bluegrass roots, but remember that the band members have never, to my knowledge,

  • Keith Sewell debut CD due in late August

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    Noted bluegrass/acoustic songwriter and sideman Keith Sewell steps out front with his debut release on Skaggs Family Records. Love Is A Journey is scheduled for an August 23, 2005 release and features 12 new songs written or co-written by Keith.

  • Jerry Douglas – The Best Kept Secret

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    We just received a press release stating that Jerry Douglas has a new CD scheduled for release on September 20th, 2005. The CD The Best Kept Secret is on the KOCH Records label. Douglas, who produces quite a number of

  • The Chapmans – Simple Man

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    The Chapmans have released a new CD titled Simple Man. They have made available an eCard for this project. This is a great way to promote a new CD. you can listen to the tracks while reading about the recording,

  • Del McCoury – The Company We Keep

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    The Del McCoury Band recently released their newest CD The Company We Keep and it's already on the charts. I won't link to Billboard because you have to be a subscriber to view their charts online. But I

  • Clay Jones – Mountain Tradition

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    Currently a member of the band Mountain Heart, Clay Jones has just released his first solo CD, Mountain Tradition. The disc features: Adam Steffey on mandolin Ron Stewart on banjo Jason Moore on bass Jimmy Van Cleve on fiddle Barry Abernathy and Steve Gulley on