The International Bluegrass Music Association wasn't the only organization in Nashville announcing major awards nominations yesterday. The Gospel Music Association also hosted a press conference to releases the nominees for their 45th Annual Dove Awards. Doves are distributed among various sectors
Gospel Bluegrass
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In The Shadows coming from New Outlook
New Outlook is set to release In The Shadows, their second album of bluegrass Gospel music, on April 11. The northern Ohio band is based around vocalists Brad and Lori Lambert, husband and wife, co-writers, and New Outlook bandmates. Brad plays the
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Jesus Folk from Tony & Heather Mabe
Tony & Heather Mabe have a new album of Gospel music, called Jesus Folk. The husband/wife team perform primarily as a trio, with Heather on guitar, Tony on banjo, and Rob Strupe on bass supporting Heather's lovely singing voice. This new record comes
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Let It Shine from Tammy Jones Robinette
Southern Gospel artist Tammy Jones Robinette is preparing to release her first bluegrass project, Let It Shine, recorded at Skaggs Place and Hilltop Studio in Nashville. Tammy has been singing Gospel music since childhood, touring with her mother and father as The Jones
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Coal Miner’s Prayer – J.D. Messer & Sanctified
Hard-driving modern traditional bluegrass is everywhere these days. Songs that fall into this category usually hit on all of the bluegrass standards – heartbreak, moonshine, trains, etc. – but rarely do you ever hear Gospel music with that banjo-fueled, heavy-hitting
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Healed – Locust Ridge
Bluegrass musicians who perform Gospel music usually choose from one of several paths. There’s the traditional style of bluegrass Gospel, made classic by Flatt and Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers, and the like. There are the a capella numbers favored by
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Words from Canaan’s Crossing
Canaan’s Crossing has released Words on the Song Garden label, their first recording in three years. This is the sixth album for this noted bluegrass Gospel group, based in the northern Alabama community of Arab. The band is led by bass
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Christmas music from Bluegrass Valley
Bluegrass Valley and Mansion Entertainment have announced the release this week of several new bluegrass Christmas songs. Two of these are distributed exclusively to radio for use during the rapidly approaching holiday season, and one will be available for download
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This Don’t Feel Like Home coming from The King James 1611 Boys
South Carolina's King James 1611 Boys will release their 8th album of bluegrass Gospel, This Don’t Feel Like Home, later this month on the Son Sound label. They have chosen a mix of ten Gospel favorites and three band originals. The title track is
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And the winners of the Dove bluegrass awards are ……
The 44th Annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards show, hosted by Amy Grant and Kirk Franklin, took place recently (Oct 15) at Lipscomb University's Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Among the winners are ............ Dailey & Vincent with The Gospel Side of