NewFound Road has signed with Rounder Records. They are currently in the studio, with Rob Ickes producing their first project for the label. NFR has a journal on their site and the most recent entry contains this: We"re honored to be a
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New April Verch CD in February ’06
Take Me Back is the title of the next Rounder Records CD project from Canadian fiddler and vocalist April Verch, due for a February 14, 2006 release. As with previous Verch CDs, this one is said to combine her love
The Isaacs – Southern Gospel Band Of The Year
The Isaacs just won the southern gospel Band of the Year award from the Caraway Media Group. ISAACS RECEIVE SOUTHERN GOSPEL AWARD FOR BAND OF THE YEAR The Isaacs enjoyed visiting with Charles Brady of the Caraway Media Group this past Friday
ASCAP Songwriters Convention in April ’06
The American Society of Composers and Performers, more commonly known as ASCAP, has announced plans for a national conference dedicated solely to songwriting and composing. The debut event, dubbed the I Create Music EXPO, is scheduled for April 20-22, 2006
Beatles tribute album – This Bird Has Flown
This Bird Has Flown is a tribute album to the 40th anniversary of The Beatles' Rubber Soul. The CD contains all the songs the Rubber Soul album contained in the same sequence. The difference is the performances are all from
Class Act and Don Light to combine efforts
Maybe it's something in the water... Just yesterday, we posted about The Jackson Agency and New Frontier Touring working together to better represent a number of bluegrass acts. Today, we see that Class Act Entertainment and Don Light Talent have done
The Jackson Agency teams with New Frontier Touring
The Jackson Agency has just announced a special arrangement with New Frontier Touring to represent a number of bluegrass acts including: The John Cowan Band, The Gibson Brothers, John McEuen, and Wildfire. The Jackson Agency, along with Hope River Entertainment, is
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper reissue available online
Rounder Records has just re-released a number of projects on CD long unavailable since going out of print as LPs. While a few - like B???la Fleck's Crossing The Tracks - have been released for typical retail distribution, several others
Three new CDs from CMH out today
CMH Records has three new titles being released today which may be of interest to bluegrass fans - especially those with a broad spectrum of musical interests. First is a new release in their popular Pickin' On series, in which bluegrass
Texas police officer wins songwriting award
We recently received a note from David Culbertson, Secretary and Publicity Chairman for the Houston, TX Bay Area Bluegrass Association. He shared with us an article he had published in the BABA monthly newsletter back in September, and which we